Howard said he and others were discussing the Coast Guard addition to the barge canal and thought the waterway should be renamed to welcome that security presence. He said the idea for “American ...

A man whose canal boat sank while he was asleep inside has revealed his lucky escape – and has given a warning to others buying a barge. Arthur Coleman-Cross, lost his whole livelihood after the ...

Commercial barges have been banned from a canal in West Yorkshire after a spate of fish deaths were recorded. The Canal and River Trust (CRT) said in just one incident last month dozens of fish ...

Barely looking back, he reversed the boat into the main channel, an act of bravura that said, This is my canal as much as anyone’s. He turned the bow upstream as other barges bore down.

Some said they'd been told all the boats were going to be refloated in seven to 10 days, while others said they'd heard of plan to crane the barges out of the canal, while some said they'd ...

But when your barge is listing at a near 45 degree angle, even this simple task is difficult. The 60ft widebeam boat Angela calls home has been left high and dry after flood water caused the dramatic ...