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Post by Delta9 on Jul 25, 2016 17:04:44 GMT
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Post by PaulG2 on Jul 25, 2016 17:36:20 GMT
Sad News. Condolences to the family.
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Post by Graham on Jul 25, 2016 19:05:57 GMT
Oh so sad make one wonder. Another life gone and a family destroyed. RIP & Condolences to all who knew him
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Post by haulierp on Jul 25, 2016 21:15:58 GMT
Absolute tragedy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2016 23:54:52 GMT
Very sad...
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 26, 2016 16:35:40 GMT
Very sad. I read he was on his way to buy a new narrowboat and when the boat started going down he went inside to retrieve the bag of cash he had to pay for it.
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Post by canaldweller on Jul 26, 2016 17:12:14 GMT
Very sad. I read he was on his way to buy a new narrowboat and when the boat started going down he went inside to retrieve the bag of cash he had to pay for it. That's what the missus read on farceburk. Por' ol' bugga. My heart goes out to his mum and family.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 26, 2016 17:19:19 GMT
Despite the fact that it is relatively rare for somebody to die when boating, it is always heartbreaking when somebody does. Anyone who comes out on my boat I stress to them over and over again that locks are the most potentially dangerous parts of the canal system. I do numerous locks single handed but it never fails to get the adrenaline going, knowing that if I slipped or tripped, it might be hours before another boat came along.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 26, 2016 18:06:22 GMT
I couldn't open the link, can someone tell how it happened?
Yes, in locks, keep your concentration on the whole process. And can be wise to open paddles slowly. 12 locks in a row for us tomorrow.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 26, 2016 18:40:09 GMT
I couldn't open the link, can someone tell how it happened? From the Daily Wail. A man in his 40s drowned after rescuing his elderly mother and pet dog when his narrowboat sank. Alan Green was trying to retrieve a bag containing a large amount of money when he got trapped in the boat as it went through a lock. The alarm was raised just after 11.20am on Monday and rescue teams dashed to the Droitwich Junction Canal in Worcestershire. Emergency services drained the lock before firefighters boarded the narrowboat, called Sandscout. Mr Green was dragged out of the boat but despite medics performing CPR he was pronounced dead at the scene. A fellow boatowner, who came to lay flowers at the scene of the tragedy, said: 'They were off to buy a new boat and therefore were carrying a lot of cash. 'But after the boat started to sink he climbed back aboard to retrieve the cash and obviously couldn't get off. 'I don't know who they are but it is a tragedy and a real loss to the boating community.' James Cowlishaw, 69, desperately tried to save Mr Green after spotting the boat sinking as it went through the lock. The volunteer lock keeper said: 'A gentleman came running towards us shouting that the boat had gone down. 'He told me the mother started shouting that the water was coming in and the boat started to go down. 'Alan got her and the dog off and the man said his mother was asking about the money. I don't know how much money he had on there and I didn't know he was going to get a boat. 'I know him because our boat is moored near him. He was a very experienced boater and had been in Netherwich Basin for three or four years. 'He seemed to stay local and you didn't often see him going out on the boat. 'He had a little dog. I don't know whether his mother lived on a boat near him or whether she had a house nearby but he lived on the boat alone.' Speaking of the attempted rescue, Mr Cowlishaw added: 'There was an air gap at the top but we had no response when we were knocking the top of the boat which was worrying. 'I tried to get in the front but it was rammed with bedding and furniture which was floating about in there. 'The emergency services took over and eventually found him. We can't understand how he got in the trouble he did.' Police confirmed another woman and man who had managed to get off the boat received 'precautionary treatment'. A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: 'Ambulance crew provided treatment, however the man in his 40s sadly died at the scene. 'Another man and a woman who were also on the boat received precautionary treatment. The man's next of kin have been informed.'
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 26, 2016 21:01:00 GMT
Thanks for that but exact details are missing as to how it actually happened. Cilling?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 26, 2016 21:03:49 GMT
Thanks for that but exact details are missing as to how it actually happened. Cilling? It's speculated on CuntWorld that either the rudder or the stern rope got caught between the lock gates and held the stern in place as the lock emptied.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 26, 2016 21:23:46 GMT
That would mean a 'cilling' then. Not as I understand it, a cilling is when the boat gets caught up on the cill as the lock is almost empty, if what is suggested is correct then the boat would have started to go down at the front almost as soon as the lock started to empty.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 26, 2016 21:39:22 GMT
So how comes no-one noticed? Paddles shut pronto! I'm always interested in the exact details, sadly journalists rarely seem to be able (or can't be bothered) to grasp them. Anyway, a warning to all Thunderboaters - mouths shut and eyes open in locks! You are too valuable to lose!
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 26, 2016 21:48:36 GMT
My guess (and it's only that) would be that he opened both paddles and couldn't get them both closed quickly enough when the operation started going wrong. It seems that both people and the dog did originally escape and the boater died when he went back to retrieve the cash. If so then that is doubly sad as the Bank of England would have replaced the banknotes.
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