Fire crews tried to rescue the sinking house boat yesterday. Picture: Jo Adams
This video shows the scene in Kingston riverside yesteray, where a cabin cruiser sank in the Thames.
The boat's bow was half below water on the south side of the Kingston bridge on the Hampton Court side.
Later in the afternoon, two people could be seen pumping water out of the stricken vessel. The fire engines and police car had gone.
It is understood the owner of the boat is a "residential itinerant" - someone who lives in the boat but does not have a private mooring.
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