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Canal boat freed from Bath lock

A narrowboat that was trapped in a lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Bath has been refloated. It got stuck as it was travelling through Widcombe on 1 November.

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Work begins to release trapped canal boat

All tied up... work is underway to release the boat which has been stuck in the lock for a fortnight Credit: ITV News

Work has begun to remove a canal boat that has been blocking the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bath for a fortnight.

It is thought it had been hired by a stag party. It got trapped on a ledge when it was passing through the lock in Widcombe on Saturday 1 November.

Close up on the canal boat's bow during efforts to remove it from the lock in Widcombe Credit: ITV News

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