The wheelsman remained in the wheelhouse and survived the collision by lying on the deck until the bridge span passed overhead.
Deuchar is a company director in Town House Restaurants Ltd which owns and operates the Wheelhouse restaurant, located close to the Falkirk Wheel in Falkirk and the new Boathouse restaurant at Auchinstary basin, in Kilsyth.
They had a main central wheelhouse and two side cabs, and power came from two medium speed Crossley 8-cylinder diesel engines.
Each Wednesday, the show presents a news roundtable called "The Wheelhouse" which tackles the news of the day, and features WNPR personality and columnist Colin McEnroe.