Drama on canal as boat falls

Thursday 29th May 2008, 4:00PM BST.

narrowboat crashA narrowboat fell from a crane in South Staffordshire today, potentially causing thousands of pounds damage. A chain is believed to have snapped as the boat was being winched from the water to be restored at Industry Narrowboats on the A5 at Stretton near the Watling Street Aqueduct.

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