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Read about the first UK boater census, the energy support scheme opens to berth holders and Camden’s Dead Dog Bridge enjoying spring facelift. As boating holidays rose across the UK, River Canal Rescue called for ‘sticky fuel’ samples.
Plus, what happened when Venice canals started to run dry, leaving gondolas stranded.
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A cargo vessel has rammed into two bridges over the Kiel Canal in northern Germany, causing the temporary closure of the important waterway. According to reports in the German media, the multipurpose deck cargo carrier MV Meri rammed into both Holtenau High Bridges while carrying a crane at around 4.30am on Wednesday (30 November 2022). […]
A ten-week repair project of Dead Dog Bridge will begin Jan 2023. The work, budgeted at £533,000, will be carried out by the Canal & River Trust. Built in 1846 the historic Regent’s Canal bridge, known less colloquially as the Grade II listed Interchange Basin Towpath Bridge, is an important local landmark carrying the canal’s […]
Boat owners will be unable to move their boats along stretches of the UK’s longest canal next week, due to closures related to a lack of water. The Canal & River Trust has confirmed areas along the Leeds-Liverpool canal will be closed for periods from 18 July, to assist with water levels, after low rainfall […]
The Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) community group is holding a two-day fete at its Baswich site, on 28 and 29 May, to celebrate 25 years of its formation and 250 years since the opening of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. Visitors to the free event will be able to find out more about the work […]
Inland marine breakdown and recovery service, River Canal Rescue (RCR), is launching River Coastal Rescue in Perth, Australia. The UK breakdown company will launch the new Australian enterprise in Q3 2022. RCR managing director, Stephanie Horton, says: “Australia has a national volunteer-led organisation called Sea Rescue, whose priority is to respond to emergency and life-threatening call-outs. Boaters […]
River Canal Rescue (RCR) has released its 2021 figures and reports it responded to 171 major incidents during the year with emergency situations either involving submerged, partially sunken or grounded craft, plus salvage work. The figure is 25 per cent lower than the 231 incidents RCR reported in 2020, which the organisation says is primarily due […]
A major flotilla will take place 20-22 May 2022, encompassing the 31.5 miles of the Union Canal to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its opening. Connecting Edinburgh to Glasgow, via the Falkirk Wheel and the Forth & Clyde Canal, the Union Canal passes through some spectacular scenery. Flotilla 200 will commence from both ends of the […]
Forty new miles of waterway, including the iconic locks at Foxton and urban canals in Coventry, Manchester and Stoke, have been awarded prestigious Green Flag status by Keep Britain Tidy, says the Canal & River Trust. The past year has seen the charity’s plans and volunteering activity impacted by the pandemic. Despite this, the trust […]
Boat hire firms say that bookings across the country’s 4,700 miles of canals and rivers have increased due to Covid-19. ABC Leisure Group hires out narrow boats from 15 inland marinas. Its managing director Carl Onens says that sales this year (and last) are 40% higher than in 2019 – despite losing the 15-20% of […]
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Canal Istanbul’s first bridge has taken place, amid controversy about the ambitious and risky nature of the project. The mega-project, meant to prevent risks posed by vessels carrying dangerous shipments through the Bosphorus Strait, will connect the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea. “Canal Istanbul is an essential project […]
ABC Leisure Group, the hire fleet and marina services operator, has purchased the freehold and business assets of Springwood Haven Marina in Nuneaton for an undisclosed sum. The Warwickshire boatyard operations, marina services and chandlery, based on the Coventry Canal, was founded in 1998 by Adrian and Kay Wagstaff, and has been owned and operated […]