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Crane lifts Welsh stag party's capsized barge from canal

Workers from The Canal and River Trust are supervising the slow process of attaching a 30 metre winch to the narrow boat which became stuck in a lock on a canal near Bath. It capsized on the weekend after being hired by a stag party from Wales.

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Welsh stag party's barge capsizes in Bath

A section of canal in Bath has been closed off after a barge hired by a stag party from Wales capsized over the weekend.

The barge will be moved later this week

No one was injured, but the barge continues to block the Kennet and Avon Canal at Lock 11 near Widcombe, Bath.

The Canal and River Trust say it will be moved by crane later this week.

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