A RESCUE operation was underway after a boat became adrift from a broken pontoon.
The 25-meter boat was seen floating down the River Severn in Worcester where fire crews were deployed to rescue it.
The crew had liaised with the owner and launched a water rescue vehicle to intercept the boat and make it secure.
A spokesperson for Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: "A HWFR crew from Worcester Fire Station plus the Worcester boat crew were called at 10.29am on April 7 to stabilise a boat on the River Severn in Worcester.
"A 25m boat was floating down the river after coming adrift from a broken pontoon.
"The crew liaised with the owner and launched the water rescue vehicle to intercept the boat and make it secure.
"There were no casualties and no other emergency services attended."
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