Plans are underway to rescue two boats at the bottom of the hole caused by the canal breach.

Dec. 22 (UPI) --A large sinkhole in a British canal swallowed several boats early Monday, causing more than 10 people to be rescued, local authorities said. The sinkhole was in the Shropshire Union ...

Eight boats that have been stuck since before Christmas get to rejoin the canal network.

A gigantic sinkhole that opened beneath a historic British canal has swallowed boats and drained a long stretch of waterway, prompting a major emergency response in rural England. The incident ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anita Weedy, who lives on a narrowboat, fears her nomadic life on canals and rivers is under threat - Roger Moody/Guzelian Three ...

More than 10 people have been rescued after a huge sinkhole opened in a canal in Shropshire, leaving several narrow boats stranded in the hole or teetering on the edge of a drop. Shropshire Fire and ...

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On a canal boat, you can "step back in time to a slower era", said Paul Miles in The Telegraph. There are over 5,000 miles of inland waterways in the UK, snaking through some of the country's most ...