Final canal boat winched from Whitchurch breach - as attention turns to investigating catastrophic failure
The third and final boat stranded by the shocking Whitchurch canal collapse nearly four weeks ago has been rescued - with attention now turning to investigating what caused the breach.
A spectacular operation has seen all three boats affected by the collapse removed, leaving just a giant hole in what was part of the Llangollen Canal.
The final boat removed was Sefton, which was pulled from the mud yesterday evening (Thursday, January 15).
The boat, which is owned by Bob Wood, had sunk into the soft mud at the bottom of the hole, with engineers using specialist equipment to free the barge before it could be winched out of the breach.
The operation involved creating a trench to allow the boats to be towed out with a 30ft winch.
