Llangollen canal breach

Has anyone else been following the latest canal breach at Llangollen? There was a bad one at the Bridgewater canal last year too, I guess they’re showing their age after 200 years of use.

What a mess it is when it happens, It’s amazing to watch them construct the coffer damns with tarpauline. Those spider excavators are like something out of Thunderbird two. :grin: Three narrowboats were lucky not to get flushed out onto the field where the breach happened.

It’s a pleasure to watch craftsmen at work. No ropes over those tarps.

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