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Two shipwrecked barges involved in a river disaster in Gloucestershire 50 years ago have been refused protection by English Heritage.
Five crew members died when the two vessels struck the Severn Rail Bridge, near Sharpness, in dense fog in 1960.
A request to designate the barges under the Protection of Wrecks Act was turned down because they were considered to be of local rather than national interest.
Maritime heritage enthusiasts said they were very disappointed by the ruling.
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