THERE is great concern about the safety of the yellow amphibious duckmarines that operate in the Liverpool docks, as a second one sank yesterday (Saturday) afternoon.
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THE Nationwide Alliance of Boat Surveyors and Examiners (NABSE) were greatly encouraged to read the May issue of News from the Fens where Kelvin Alexander-Duggan highlighted a situation all too familiar to NABSE Boat Safety Scheme Examiners, writes Chairman Graham Freeman.
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THE boat that led the Queen's Jubilee Pageant on the Thames has crashed into Kew Bridge, doing damage to both the boat and the bridge.
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AMBLING slowly down the Thames, as we currently are, there have been a few changes since our last trip on the river in 2010, writes David Hymers.
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THERE is a rather ridiculous stoppage notice in Waterscape this morning (Friday), it leaving boater Keith Gudgin to ask: 'Where does CaRT get it's staff from?'
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I READ an article published on the CaRT website about fly tipping that was taking place on the canal near Goole, writes Mick Fitzgibbons.
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THERE are proposals for a Bill to enable the Middle Level Commissioners to charge boaters for using the locks on the Fenland canals.
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Falkirk Provost Pat Reid joined the first young volunteer participants of Canal College at The Falkirk Wheel on Tuesday 11th June to celebrate the official start of the trailblazing canal-based skills training programme which will run for the next two years.
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I'VE ALWAYS said praise where praise is due and this time it is due to Upton Council for listening to the people on the ground, or in this case—on the water, who know, writes Keith Gudgin.
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If there is just one lock failure on the Aylesbury Arm, I for one will be happy, as happy as I will be if that is the only failure country wide, writes Maffi.
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