Some public concern has been raised over excess drinking and antisocial conduct on barges that spoils the waterway for other canal users In this following instance two barges crashed together creating a loud bang. It was not confirmed if the craft sustained any damage. This brief clip was taken just after the barges had both hit each other as they foolishly tried to get through a narrow part of the canal near Burscough  in Lancashire at the same time. The loud drinkers on one barge (apparently named the ‘Blue Swan’) shouted all the way down the watercourse seemingly oblivious to what could have … Continue reading Drunk in charge of a ‘barge’ – Comical or a tragedy waiting to happen?