oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 It could be worse.... https://www.facebook.com/100018057760670/videos/781983502413568/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 At least they are all safely tied to the pontoon. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 That's not good ! One of the comments shows a photo of one pinned against a bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Yeah.... That's not going to have come off well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I have just been looking up the website for the local paper and it seems there were 21 boats involved, which were swept over the weir all together but then got split up when they hit the piers of the old railway bridge. Those that didn't sink on the way have got as far as Luzech, which is several miles downstream. The fear is that the water will still rise, and sweep away the rest of the boats which are up on the hardstanding on the boatyard. I know that base, and the hardstanding is a long way up from the river - probably more than 30ft! Edited to say : The paper says that no-one was hurt. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Your last line is the one that counts Vaughan. That's gonna make an interesting insurance claim. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, Smoggy said: That's gonna make an interesting insurance claim. Assuming they've got cover for that risk. They'll have cover for fire, theft etc but accountants can be 'clever' sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Firstly, the link below is to Facebook. Don’t open it if you don’t like Facebook! very sad sight of a whole pontoon of boats broken away in floods. Appears to be in France, don’t know when. https://www.facebook.com/christine.sanderson.3591/videos/781983502413568/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 It's at Douelle on the Lot. https://forum.norfolkbroadsnetwork.com/topic/21945-having-a-bad-day/?tab=comments#comment-356478 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Same topic in "Having a Bad Day" earlier this morning?? Read that thread and you will learn a bit more from Vaughan!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 And a bit more... https://news.yahoo.com/boats-unmoored-during-flooding-drift-141448520.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Yeah, I think they should be merged.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Oops, sorry I missed this one earlier and reposted the same under a new topic! Must pay more attention..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, oldgregg said: Yeah, I think they should be merged.... done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaceSwinger Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just had a look on Google Maps. If it's the Le Boat base in Douelle it really is perilously close to a weir. I know the most important thing is nobody hurt, which thankfully is the case, but that must be soul destroying, however big your yard, to see part of you livelihood literally washed away. If they've made it as far as Fumel that really is a hell of a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 They have probably done more river miles than most of us have in the last 12 months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 33 minutes ago, MaceSwinger said: If they've made it as far as Fumel that really is a hell of a way. When a river like the Lot is in full spate, there is nothing much to stop them. The water is so high that they ride straight over the weirs. That video at the start of the thread shows them riding over the weir in Douelle while they were still attached to the pontoon. Just after that they hit the piers of the old railway bridge and that split them up. After that, they are going downstream in a current of at least 10 miles an hour, sideways. As soon as each one hits a bridge pier, that will be enough to sink it. I am trying not to express my disgust at what I am pretty sure must have happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 If you look up "la depeche lot" on internet, there is a collage of videos which are quite surprising. The suspension bridge is in Luzech, several miles downriver. Sorry I don't know how to link it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 also this one https://fb.watch/3pwi0Lv-Hr/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 One of those videos shows a mangled and sunken Horizon going over the weir.... Also sadly a few proper boats from Norfolk underwater and / or damaged. There’s some serious damage there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 And another.... https://youtu.be/8jCIFl7Wwmk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 https://youtu.be/NI6jmEf3PRQ The P&H boat doesn’t look happy but towards the end I guess that’s the remains of a Horizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgregg Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 And finally a very shaky one. Never seen anything like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catcouk Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 As if 2020 hadn't been hard enough for the industry. The poor people who depend on those boats! I am shocked and hope they can recover their livelihood. What an unbelievable sight that really reminds you how powerful the water can be if it feels like it. I am grateful there were no injuries but my heart goes out to those involved. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyg Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I took a look at Google earths satellite image of the boat yard in question.its entire river frontage is one long pontoon, am I right in thinking the whole pontoon broke free taking all the boats and equipment with it. I've absolutely no idea how pontoons are anchored to the river bank but surely its more then just some ropes. What an absolute shame for the yard and all its staff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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