Gas Street Basin stoppage (continued)

Midnight last night (19/20 Feb), it was clear that the pump was not coping with the leakage in through the emergency stop gates.  I was told that the plan was to stanch off  the section from Worcester Bar almost to Salvage Turn.   This morning, the work started on the coffer dam. Though those guys are in decent dry suits, rather them than me. …

BCN Society Spring Cruise – Saturday 11 April

We are running an informal Spring Cruise on 11 April. Meet up with your boat by Sea Life Centre / Deep Cuttings Junction in Birmingham. Travel around Oozels Loop, out onto the Main Line and into Icknield Port Loop then across the Main Line into Soho Loop passing the entrance to Hockley Port towards Smethwick then ascend the locks to the Engine …