A pleasure boat which has remained stricken by Trent Bridge in Nottingham has been moved after river levels dropped.

A painstaking operation to remove the Nottingham Princess from scaffolding, which it hit on Friday evening, has been taking place throughout the weekend.

Attempts to refloat the vessel by its owners and engineers had been thwarted by high river levels.

Tugs moved the boat just after 1600 on Monday when water levels were judged to have dropped enough.

Hundreds of people gathered on the riverbank to watch the Nottingham Princess moved away from the bridge.

None of the 140 passengers on the boat when it crashed were seriously injured and the scene of the incident has become something of a minor tourist attraction.

An investigation into why the cruiser crashed is being carried out by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.

It will be examining whether the relevant safety procedures were followed and whether the boat should have been on the river.

The boat's owner, Joseph Wilson, insists the damage is superficial and the pleasure cruiser will soon be back in operation.

The boat will be towed to Newark for repairs.