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Completed: The navigation and towpath is open again.
Type: Navigation and Towpath Closure
Waterway(s): Worcester & Birmingham Canal
From: 1 April 2026, 8:30am
To: 1 April 2026, 11:15am inclusive
Region: West Midlands
Reason: Emergency Services Incident
Subject to review on: 1 April 2026
| Closest waterway | Worcester & Birmingham Canal |
| Starts at | Lock 23 |
| Ends at | Lock 23 |
| Upstream winding hole | Stoke Wharf |
| Downstream winding hole | Hanbury Wharf |
Due to an emergency incident at Black Prince Wharf, Lock 23, navigation is closed.
Navigation will remain closed while we work with the emergency services.
Further updates will be issued as soon as more information becomes available.
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