 In 2010, British Waterways took control of the site in an attempt to protect it.The only known surviving Kennet barge, "Harriett", which was beached at Purton in 1964, has been scheduled as an ancient monument and included in the National Register of Historic Vessels, as are several ferro concrete barges.The remains of the vessels are not covered by the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, as they are not on the seabed.