MV Oliver Cromwell sinks!

Popped up in my news feed but a 1922 paddle boat sunk of the coast of wales earlier today.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/26/historic-paddle-steamer-sinks-coast-wales/

I hope they had insured it if it cost them a quarter of a mill...………..based on an inland waterways Dutch barge, with all that top hamper and little freeboard, I could have told them that that would happen...………….having owned a narrow boat it doesn't take a genius to work out that risk assessment...………

I'm amazed the MCA  allowed it to undertake the passage...……...or perhaps the tow company didn't notify them...…

as for it being prepared……….I just loved the way the boarded up windows soon popped out with the inrush of water compressing the air...……..prepared my arse, lol.

THINK THE ONLY THING THEY PREPARED WAS A TOW ROPE.

Amen clearly not a very good tow rope either

what a mickey mouse crew they must have been...……………..did they not forsee this and have portable pumps on board the barge,...…...halfwits...………..i'll bet the tug was called bodgit and scarper was the captain.

Anyone call either total incompetence or insurance job... I’m going for the latter. Although the first helped!

it actually just makes me laugh...…..what a cock up, or very clever scam...……...and to have the lifeboat there at the time to video it's demise...……..timed to perfection to get the boat there to catch it's dying moments...……...they must think the authorities and insurance company are stupid.....…….and to price it at a 1/4 of a mill...………….it reaks of a scam.....