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Captain Coochie

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Ive just had a call saying "Romance" that my boat was tied to has sunk and my boat has broken free .
Shes heading towards Molesey lock right now so fingers crossed :(
 
Yes there are a few islands to navigate . She was opposite Sunbury lock . Andy said they heard a loud bang and think something has come down river and hit Romance to sink her . My boat has broken free and floating . Ive called everyone I can think of to warn them as there is gas and fuel onboard . I guess its just a waiting game now .
Im wondering if it would have been better if she has sank with the other boat . At least I would know where she was and she wasn't going to cause any damage .
 
How much fuel? :p

Seriously though, I hope she's OK, and ends up wedged somewhere safe. Theres a good chance...
 
Oh no need to be serious , I only posted it up so every one could take the piss
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I'll speak to the Sunbury and Molesey keepers at 0900 for you , get Molesey to check their back weir first thing. I'll see if the Sunbury one can do a little walk down and see if its hung up anywhere obvious just downstream.
 
Thanks Howard . It seems she has been found .
If anybody knows the owners of Templer she has also been found above Sunbury lock , Teddington lock has the contact details .
 
Just got back in from a morning on the river and she is ok . I have no idea how but she managed to get out of the main stream , between some moorings and up into someones garden . The owners where very helpful and understanding and we have secured her between the moorings until the river calms down or I think of another plan .
The other thing I have just thought of is I now don't have a mooring as that has sunk .
A massive thanks to Teddington lock for all the help .
 
Funny now yes . At the time with very little sleep last night I just went into sheer panic mode again . I just threw everything boaty I had in the van and went to the address I was given . There where ropes and oars flying all over the place !
When I got there she was parked up like I had been to a party at the house last night . Its very weird how she got out of the main stream and so far over between two islands and into someones garden . I don't think , with the river running as it is , I could have got her in there under power . Yet she managed it all on her own :)
 
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