Boat Stuck Under Potter Bridge

[grendel]

2 hours ago, Meantime said:

Surprised at that. I thought the most accurate gauge was the one in the pilot's office. I was once told by a ranger that the height either side of a bridge can differ by as much as an inch depending on tidal flow as basically the bridge acts  as a restriction either against an incoming tide, or against outgoing flood water. I'm surprised that a gauge a mile up river can be anything other than a guestimate.

yes but if they know the heights each of their boats needs using their height gauge on their slipway, they have a constant measure that they can check before they leave their yard which may save them a trip to the bridge.

[Vaughan]

I have never seen such a stupid, inaccurate, misinformed and totally misleading article as that which describes this "incident" on the EDP website.

I would not wish to link it, as I would not wish to infuriate Maurice Mynah!

[Turnoar]

4 hours ago, vanessan said:

Well, the story made the EDP but could easily be read as though it was the hirers that got the boat stuck! Makes for more exciting news I suppose. 

Broads Watch managed to get some exposure I see. Not enough room to say what they're all about though...

[LizG]

According to the EDP a picnic style boat got stuck under the bridge yesterday. 

Link to EDP - not the article

https://www.edp24.co.uk/home

 

[Cockatoo]

Do these people never think of helping rather than filming? It really boils my water  er, I mean grinds my gears when I see things like this.

[Meantime]

7 minutes ago, Cockatoo said:

Do these people never think of helping rather than filming? It really boils my water  er, I mean grinds my gears when I see things like this.

I guess the guy that was fishing who filmed it didn't have x-ray vision to spot the boat that was about to try and come through the bridge from the opposite side to that which he was on!!! Perhaps he could have suggested that it's about time that people take some responsibility for their own irresponsible actions!

[Sam]

52 minutes ago, Cockatoo said:

Do these people never think of helping rather than filming? It really boils my water  er, I mean grinds my gears when I see things like this.

I don’t see how he could have helped with the boat stuck where it was.

[Victoryv]

That’s how it’s done, lovely and quite above the bridge with the water high

[MauriceMynah]

52 minutes ago, BrundallNavy said:

No repeat problems this morning. 

 

IMG_1868.MOV 33.76 MB · 16 downloads

I'm just getting an error when I try to open the attachment.  :-(

[LizG]

10 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

I'm just getting an error when I try to open the attachment.  :-(

ditto

[YnysMon]

I can open the video on my iPad, but not my laptop for some reason. It was the same with the video of his puppy that Griff posted recently.

Helen

[BrundallNavy]

It’s filmed on an iPhone so not sure if that’s why.

[BrundallNavy]

 

 

[MauriceMynah]

What I get is ...

 

 

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Largely unhelpful!

[Smoggy]

I get the same as MM in chrome but just a soundtrack in firefox.

[coolcat]

All working using Safari on my Mac

[NorfolkNog]

Good grief. That's what you call confidence. 

Works on my bog standard computer (not an Apple) 

[grendel]

working for me now, wasnt earlier

[MauriceMynah]

Works for me too now!  What has changed?