Secure mooring?

I took this photo of Milton Keynes Marina in August. I have only just noticed that the mooring pontoon is not connected to the bank. There's no sign of a drawbridge. I suppose if you brought a boat alongside you could tie one end to the bollard on the bank, but why would it have been built like this, I wonder?


I trust all you boat dwellers out there are safe and snug in your boats. It's blowing hard here in Norfolk, with a fair bit of rain too. I hope it's quietened down by the morning, when I have to cycle to work.