Apologies for the short report. Not much is known about this barge from what I have been able to find. Stories from locals all seem to corroborate each other, but I cannot be certain this is the truth.
From what I have found through lots of research, the ship was named the Tosca, and was Dutch built in the nineteen thirties, an exact time period is unknown. It was moored at Boal Quay in King’s Lynn at some point in the nineties (again, exact date is unknown). A single elderly lady lived aboard, until the tidal surges of 2013, where the lady was pulled from the ship by fire crews due to the barge floating once more, proving her life was not quite up yet. Afterwards, the boat ran aground once more, and has sat in the same position since. On May 8th, 2018, a fire started aboard the ship, the exact cause is still unknown, and emergency services found no one onboard the ship when they arrived.
Photos below.
From what I have found through lots of research, the ship was named the Tosca, and was Dutch built in the nineteen thirties, an exact time period is unknown. It was moored at Boal Quay in King’s Lynn at some point in the nineties (again, exact date is unknown). A single elderly lady lived aboard, until the tidal surges of 2013, where the lady was pulled from the ship by fire crews due to the barge floating once more, proving her life was not quite up yet. Afterwards, the boat ran aground once more, and has sat in the same position since. On May 8th, 2018, a fire started aboard the ship, the exact cause is still unknown, and emergency services found no one onboard the ship when they arrived.
Photos below.
