Date: 10/01/2019

A Loch Lomond paddle steamer due to undergo a historic slipping has ended up back in the water after breaking free from its restraints. The Maid of the Loch was due to be hauled out of the water by its original winch house at the Balloch Steam Slipway on Thursday to allow refurbishment work to be carried out. The four-hour process began at 10am, but just after 1.30pm a problem arose and the cradle supporting the 191ft vessel snapped and it slipped back into the loch.

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Whoops! Maid of Loch falls back in water in winching fail

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The paddle steamer was due to undergo a historic slipping after years of fundraising.