Out of control narrowboat drifts down River Severn
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- THESE are the dramatic moments an out of control narrowboat drifted towards Worcester's bridges in rising flood water. The unmanned boat, called “Expensive Hobby”, was seen spinning in the fast flowing waters of the Severn on a collision course for city bridges. But disaster was averted thanks to the quick and courageous actions of specialist boat crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service. At one point the vessel drifted perilously close to the central pillar of the railway bridge as firefighters were locked in a dynamic race against time to secure the vessel before it was dashed to pieces in the swirling waters.
I am impressed on how the boat was Secured to the deck, but not so much on how the deck was secured to the shore.
Bet the owner's had a Suprised shock of dementia feeling.
"I swear luv. I'm sure this is the spot I parked the boat! "
Owner was sleeping inside.
Well-done saved someone's home..
and possibly animals on board
Looks like it was the jetty that broke away. Looks like the boat is still tied up and moored sort of properly.
I agree with you there.
I bet someone got a surprise when they came back from the shops...!
Just goes to show the importance of a properly maintained hand brake.
Yeah and should of left the thing in gear for extra protection. Some people eh? This is just common sense
The Queen Mary has an anchor. The USS Enterprise has an anchor. The Expensive Hobby has NO anchor. Curious.
Must have discarded the manufacturer's Handbrake Maintenance Guide, for the simpler, watered-down version.
- Probably never even lubricated the rotating piston return spring.
Indeed schoolboy error !
@@BTFOOMNY And how do you know there was no anchor on the "Hobby"?
Bahahaha dock and all -- hope the boat is OK and A GOOD JOB by the rescuers
Well that was a narrow escape
That's quite a job you did there lads.
The narrowboat was secured. The marina deck was out of control.
Well done lads for saving a drifting boat.
It coukd have been Tradic..
Brilliant team work action to safty 👍
yes folk some times have to leave their animals on board when they need to go to places like the Doctors , super markets etc where animal family members are not welcome
I guess the owners very thankful the boat didn't sink!
That's what they were hoping for. Insured for 100,000 pounds, and what do they get? A bill for towing!
could have been really dangerous but for quick thinking. well done the rescue team and you for capturing.
Nice job wrangling her, it's nice to see a well planned job come together.
@Cruising the cut
Great job guys!!!!
I had visions of the boat just colliding with the bridge great work saving it 👏
Well done guys
Nice one,guys.We're lucky to have you.
'Hello I'd like to report a vehicle missing...well its a Narrowboat! What was that? You've just had one handed in at Worcester? Did it have a jetty tied to it by any chance? Oh - it Did? I'll be down shortly!'
Technically it hadent broke mooring as it had its own portable spot .I guess the half pissed hungover guy inside couldn't see what all the fuss was about .Portable moorings is the future .Just go to any farmer and he will probably sell you those used 50 gallon chemical drums for 5 quid each and some old odds and end timber and some long fencing stakes you can knock in to the mud he probably has lying about and baler twine to lash it all together for another 50 quid and walla you have your own moorings and personal garden to park in a nice reedy hidden spot just don't forget the astro turf and plastic flowers garden shed and rotory clothes line .lol
I know moorings can be difficult but find but bring you own is a tad extreme!! And could be seen as que jumping
Dock with a boat on them out of control. 😎
It looks to me like the dock broke off not the boat.
were there any animals on board ???☹
Well done Lads
Looks tied on fairly tight. I wonder if it broke the mooring as a result of a change in river level.
certainly did break free of the mooring, just took the mooring with it
This looks like a floating pontoon to me, which would make sense being on EA waters. Not sure though.
tend to have floating platforms, normally held in place with vertical guide/supports, I wonder if the water level was so high the platform simply floated over the top of the guide support pillars.
They did not do there 20 miles. another eviction Lol.
Fuck that thing took half the canal bank with it.
I wonder if the salvage crew claimed salvage,,,,,!!!!
I guess you could do that .I'm going to find out before I'm accused of being a arse hole .but a righteous one is gold .Sorry mate.. Finders keepers.Hey its a maritime thing .That would be awesome .
Respect
well saved lads
An expensive hobby alright 👍🏽
Receives a bill for the rescue a week later, and sells the boat to pay it.
marshalllhiepler this is not America, civilised countries don't charge victims of unfortunate accidents.
@@spencerwilton5831,
Wait ... WHAT??
SERIOUSLY?
You just help people, because they need help?
WOW !! What a humanitarian concept.
No, that's not the case at all. We pay for our emergency services through taxation. And the fireman aren't volunteers, and they're not necessarily doing it for their love humanity either, it's a just a paid job. What you said doesn't exist anywhere. That would be fairytale land.
@@1970joules1970 ,
Not gonna' ague with ya.
But, if this had turned out as many do, with the vessel taking on excessive water, and with engine oil, fuel, or other contaminants leaking into the waterway, there would certainly be a bill for fines related to environmental damages. Hopefully, the vessel would be insured, but ultimately the boat owner is responsible for environmental impact.
Further, if damage was sustained by other vessels, or property, such as a dock which was struck by the loosed vessel, the boat owner might be greeted by additional "bills" in his/her mailbox also.
I shouldn't laugh but... LOL it's still stuck to its mooring.
Wow! Just seen this. I take it the owner was found - and very grateful!!
"Take him out! Take him out!" "Stop sticks did not work!"
Now that could have been very dangerous....well done guys
No way would would it be "dashed to pieces", it's a steel narrowboat!
says someone with no idea of the qualities and power of water, never mind any debris actually in the water. DUH!
Mmmmmmmmmmm, Yes please.
No it would not. But it weighs about 7 tons and moving with the current , it could do a lot of damage .
welshpete12 More like 17 tons.
Whoops not good ! Poor boat owner ! Why didn’t he check it ?
Now, that's what I call a boat that narrowly escaped disaster.
What are you doing?
Docking!
Fire Men are all heroes x
Love you Trev xxx
So why didn't they just drop an anchor..🤔
There was nobody aboard, until it was boarded by the rescue worker, at which point it made more sense to do as they did.
Does salvage rights apply when no people are on board?
Where were these guys when the Titanic drifted towards the iceberg? but if it's a small boat, then they'll come and help. Pfffft makes me sick
Well done on saving the boat..👍
How long did Captain Pugwash take to tie a knot to the bow.? I thought he would end up in Bristol by the way he was faffing
You know, fer a people that evented the rotten languages it beats the hell out o' me what in tarnation yer saying.
A boat with a garden. Neat idea
Someone had a big salvage bill.
Thats a great rescue job!!
Did someone undo the moorings?
Good job all round 👍
good save guys.
Loooool
Good work
Why did you cut out the part where it hits the dock. Pretty clear they had too much rope out for where they tied it. I guess getting it stopped was certainly more important than causing damage to it. I bet it hit that dock pretty hard.
you are either a troll or a fool ! Perhaps both ?
gj
Tiller people
Clearly the boat was moored incorrectly,, ie not on spring lines and the jetty /or mooring platform was so rotten ,, the whole lot broke free,, good on the fire and rescue guys for their work,, without guys like you many many disasters are avoided and lives saved!
Nicely done lads.
If that happend to me, I'd stand on top of the boat, wait for the whole rig to crest a large waterfalls, and grab on to an overhanging tree branch, at the last possible moment to save myself! :)
Distinct lack of cataclysmic waterfalls on the Severn, I'm afraid.
Looks like the whole pontoon it was moored to broke free... The boat was still moored to it and floating down the river. No good the emergency services mooring it there, The tidal action will damage it against that jetty. should have been upstream of that against the wall
KM MINING - The Severn isn’t tidal at Worcester, probably broke loose due to flood water.
More than likely broke loose due to very high flood waters
yup, those floating platforms are generally held in place with vertical support columns, if the water was to be unusually high, there is nothing to stop the pontoon from being higher than the top of the column and just floating off... that water level must be seriously high compared to the usual level to do that though.
oh dear RNLI firemen now what next..
no RNLI in the video, just firemen
take the stupid propguard off that outboard and you will have bit more power to play with!
what good are fireman with an engine with a poxy propguard, propguards take 10-15%power off the engine.
I actually do a lot afloat pal, and I disagree with prop guards. Arsewipe.
It clearly had plenty of power to get against the current, and it seems like a pretty good idea to have a prop guard given that their primary purpose is rescuing people - who may be in the water
Obviously a rescue inflatables prop gautd is to protect panicked people in the water.
Would have been more entertaining watching it get smashed to pieces and sunk.
idiot !
Get to fuck you little twat
That's someones home. How would you feel to have your home demolished in a flood ? What would you think of weirdos cheering and applauding about it ?
Nobby, There may have been pets on board waiting their owners return from the shops.
Good work guys .