Dear Captains,<br><br>It is important that crews report any incidents they experience immediately to CUCBC either by e-mailing <a href="mailto:cucbc@cucbc.org">cucbc@cucbc.org</a>, or by using the contact form on the CUCBC website. Incidents like the one below need to be passed on to us as soon as possible to avoid similar events happening in the future. Do not assume that another crew has sent in a report. The more reports we receive of an incident, the more credible our case is.<br>
<br>I received the following report of an incident with a barge at around 3pm on Sunday, near Baitsbite lock. If your crew was involved, or you can give us any description of the barge (ideally boat reg. number, but not necessarily) or of the incident, then please contact me as soon as possible with details.<br>
<br>Incedent Report:<br>"A Wolfson VIII was spinning and I think it was a Caius IV+ sat waiting
for them to finish. A barge drove at full speed from the lock with
considerable wash at the spinning VIII and stationary IV+ (which had
nowhere to go), continually blasting its horn. At the point when the
barge made itself known the VIII was virtually halfway through
spinning, and had no option but to continue. The VIII only just
managed to complete it's turn and get out of the way."<br><br>Regards,<br clear="all">Derek O'Brien<br>CUWBC Secretary<br>CUCBC Secretary<br><br>