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Sunken narrowboat recovered
By: Janet Richardson
THE narrowboat from which a couple had a lucky escape when it suddenly sank in a deep stretch of the River Severn shortly after leaving Gloucester Dock, has now been recovered.
Onlooker watch as the recovered narrowboat leaves Gloucester Lock. PHOTO: BRITISH WATERWAYS
After leaving the dock lock and entering the Severn, the boat had travelled barely half a mile when it suddenly began taking on water.
The owner had the presence of mind to steer to the left-hand bank where he and his wife scrambled off the bows and up the bank.
The recovered boat is pictured leaving Gloucester Lock.
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