Boat captain fined £1,500 over bridge smash

The master of a pleasure boat carrying West Ham fans when it crashed into Hammersmith Bridge has been fined £1,500. Daniel Davis, 52, was at the wheel of the ‘Emerald of London’ when it struck the bridge causing £100,000 of damage on 10 December 2023. The party boat had been hired by West Ham United fans to take them to a game against Fulham, which the Hammers lost 5-0. Davis claimed that the fans on board had been rowdy and…