Boat Stuck Under Potter Heigham Bridge Norfolk Broads 2nd October 2020

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Boat Stuck Under Potter Heigham Bridge Norfolk Broads 2nd October 2020

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Footage live and direct from the Herbert Woods webcam. Looks like a vintage boat from the Martham Ferry boatyard. Apologies for the rubbish

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@alexbain9762 3 жыл бұрын

I went though in November 1969 on my way up to Hickling, childhood memories. It rained all night and on the way down I didn't want to risk the bridge. The bridge pilot loaded the boat with four mates and went through at full speed. A boat sits lower when at speed. Trust the pilots.

@markwilson2487 3 жыл бұрын

I can remember hearing about flooding the bilges of a hire boat, loading a few people on board and dragging out what was left of the roof rails etc.

@Nick_G7IZR 3 жыл бұрын

God, how hard can it be? Just get 10 blokes to sit in it, it'll sit lower in the water then as if my magic, it'll get under!

@steppib.4598 3 жыл бұрын

The useless 4 spectators from the bridge first! 😄😅

@smalrast Жыл бұрын

No just smash the transom off it 😂😂😂

@jackx4311 Жыл бұрын

@@steppib.4598 - why blame the spectators, BONEHEAD!! The warnin signs are clear enough, and it's the CREW'S responsibility to heed them. *M0RON*

@marklloyd2966 3 жыл бұрын

really good way to treat a boat

@robjackson9943 8 ай бұрын

Hired the same boat this year got through easily 🎉

@javedsultan4830 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like delivering a big sized baby

@davidnickerson921 3 жыл бұрын

All correct regarding the ownership of the stuck cruiser. I was there by the bridge on a yacht with the mast lowered, waiting to pass through at 8.00am, which was low water. The water levels had been really high that week and Potter Heigham bridge was only passable - just - bang on low water. At 7.30am two blokes arrived from the yard and headed towards the bridge... and promptly got stuck. It took about 50 minutes to free the boat, by which time the tide was rising again (the big flooded area by the bridge pilots' cabin was expanding by the minute). We cast off as soon as the cruiser was free and just made it through. If we hadn't been able to make it we would have been stuck until the next day.

@davelister5291 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like a SIlver Jubilee out of Martham Boatbuilding and Development that's stuck, and a Judith (from the same yard that's pulling it out. MD insists on a pilot taking you through Potter. I agree with Peter Smith that it was probably yard staff at the helms. One year (Sept 1968?) we were out on a Judith and they loaded a few extra guys on to get us a bit of extra room.

@thedroneguy123 3 жыл бұрын

It seems that the boat had been in Herbert Woods boatyard for a couple of days due to the high tides so it wasn’t the hirers who got it stuck it was the boatyard guys trying to retrieve it 😂😂

@Marbellalink 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@johngaskell1467 3 жыл бұрын

Just let some air out of the tyres .

@harveysmith100 Жыл бұрын

You haven't thought this through, have you John?

@johngaskell1467 Жыл бұрын

@@harveysmith100 I'm not the one stuck under the bridge . Of course what is meant by my comment is that the only answer is to lower the boat . I have seen this done at Ludham Bridge by putting barrels on the boat and filling them with water plus having extra bodies on board .

@harveysmith100 Жыл бұрын

@@johngaskell1467 I was being sarcastic John. I knew full well what you meant but I couldn't help myself.

@tomellis4750 2 жыл бұрын

Get lots of passengers on board.

@howardg7162 3 жыл бұрын

Love it

@johnobiro5202 3 жыл бұрын

What were they thinking. Why build a bridge that low. No wonder boats get stuck under it. I blame the planners.

@thedroneguy123 3 жыл бұрын

It’s been there for generations it’s a listed bridge. Officially you need a bridge pilot to navigate it. Over the years with high tides it’s been more and more difficult to get under with anything higher than about 6ft airdraught but years ago most could get under

@johnobiro5202 3 жыл бұрын

@@thedroneguy123 hi Barry. thanks for your response. i was being Ironic. i have been through Potter Heigham Bridge lots of times. its my favourite place on the Broads. i hope you appreciate the joke.

@thedroneguy123 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnobiro5202 🤣🤣 and I’m usually pretty good with irony fair play you got me

@tazmaniachill 2 жыл бұрын

Are you for real m8 😂😂😂😂 but then I realised you were being ironic.. well played sir 👍

@christopherjenkins6154 3 жыл бұрын

You cant park there mate 😂

@julieb2192 3 жыл бұрын

Banana boat

@markbaker7273 3 жыл бұрын

I hope thats not a hired boat

@thedroneguy123 3 жыл бұрын

It’s from Martham Ferry Boats a hire boat 😱

@petersmith4384 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Martham Boat & Development Co craft who's yard is just a bit upstream of the bridge - they are the only ones to get regularly under the bridge at the best of times & as it was being pushed & pulled it was likely it was yard staff involved

@charlesdavidbrady9833 2 жыл бұрын

@@petersmith4384 Martham boats dont use the bridge pilot someone comes down from Martham boatyard when the hirer arrives at the bridge and takes the boat through