River Canal Rescue is urging boat owners
to take care to avoid grounding. Over
the summer the breakdown and emergency assistance firm has attended an average
of two call outs per week, instead of the usual one a month. Craft on the River Thames and The Fens appear
particularly at risk.
Managing Director, Stephanie Horton, comments:
“The heat wave in June and July affected the water levels, creating a peak of
call-outs at the end of July. To reduce
the risk of grounding, keep to the deeper channels, do not cut corners and only
travel where there is adequate water.”
