Runaway barge Selby Michael from Hazelford creates £20,000 damage at Farndon Marina after it drifted downriver

A runaway barge has been safely returned home after drifting off and causing thousands of pounds of damage.

The £20,000 injury to pontoons was caused at Farndon Marina after the Selby Michael went adrift from Hazelford lock on Sunday night.

Paul Ainsworth, managing director of Farndon Marina, said the boat was known to the area, and believed it broke adrift or was maliciously cut.