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The dilapidated boat on the Thames (I think it's an old ferry?) which has been moored alongside the Reach car park has at long last sunk! I am really surprised that it wasn't towed off to the breakers yard long ago, but now that's going to be a problem - it must be several hundred tons.. There must be a risk of oil contamination to the river from it's engines?

Anyone know who owns it and why it's there?

In reply to Trangia:

I think you should track down the owner and if the barge hasn't injured anyone give them 2 yrs ................etc

In reply to Trangia:

Sounds like crag swag to me.

In reply to Trangia:

Apparently that boat was once one of the ferries that crossed the Mersey

In reply to two_tapirs:


Yes I'd heard that it was brought down from Liverpool.

It's rather a sad end.

In reply to Trangia:

Anyone ever clamber over for a look? Years ago saw some lights on inside it, prob for some engineers or workers.

In reply to Trangia:

A climbing wall isn't the obvious place for climbers to be pushing the boat out.

In reply :

The police were using it at one stage to train police dogs, there were often pigeons struck behind the glass of the windows and port holes, I also think at one stage there was at least on person dossing on it, for short while it was used as a venue for paint balling, but I've seen no evidence of any activity lately and now it's sunk.