Notice

Clifton Lock sunken boat: river closure notice

Updated 6 July 2018

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When

From midday on Friday 6 July to midday on Sunday 8 July 2018

Where

Clifton Lock

Details

  • Clifton Lock will be closed to all boats due to the sinking of a vessel in the chamber.
  • No public mooring will be allowed in the lock laybys, up and downstream of Clifton lock.
  • The main navigation channel will remain open throughout the incident up and downstream of the lock.
  • There is no passage through Clifton Lock at this time.

This closure is for the safety of river users, pollution prevention and to recover the sunken craft. We apologise for any inconvenience it may cause.

Byelaws

Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 as may be relevant.

And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws, 1993 that:

The master of any vessel shall except in an emergency not pass any boat-race regatta public procession or gathering for the launch of a vessel or any other event or function which may cause a crowd to assemble on or by the river nor station his vessel thereon in such a manner as would risk obstructing impeding or interfering with such boat-race regatta procession launching event or function or endangering the safety of persons assembling on the river or preventing or interfering with the maintenance of order thereon.

The maximum penalty for breach of the Byelaws is £1,000.

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