Four have lucky escape after canal boat is left hanging in lock
Lucky escape – the boat left hanging in the lock
By Stuart Littleford
Four people had a lucky escape yesterday after a narrowboat they were travelling in was left hanging precariously in a Saddleworth canal lock.
The incident happened at Lime Kiln Lock on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, near to the Brownhill Countryside Centre in Dobcross, at approximately 12.20pm.
It is thought the back of the boat became “Jammed” on stonework as the lock was being emptied, this left it hanging at a 45 degree angle in the lock as well as flooding the front and submerging it under the water.
The four people onboard managed to escape to safety by walking to the back of the boat and climbing out onto the towpath, and although left shocked, none of them were injured.
Attempts to right the boat
They told Saddleworth News: “The back of the boat just got stuck in the lock and that was it, we walked to the back pretty quickly and got out – there wasn’t any panic at all.”
Lucky escape – people walked out through the back of the boat
A witness said he thought “there may be a problem with the canal” as this was the second incident in the last few weeks.
Another narrowboat ended up under the water two weeks ago and is still lying submerged further down the canal.
Author: Jude Gidney - Editor
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