Harbour works in progress early March 2016 |
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| Excavator dredging from the east harbour arm with extended arm used for the first time to give an additional 3m reach for ripping and excavating. | Excavator dredging from the main west harbour arm |
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| Fitting shutters to voids between pre-cast blocks in quay walls. | Pumping concrete into voids |
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| Growing stockpile of material excavated from harbour basin. Approximately 750 cubic meters to 1st March now on east beach. | Sunrise over Big Point with MV Edinburgh engaged in fishing in the distance. |
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| Assembling a steel cradle for pontoons | Cutting a recess in concrete for installation of ladder using the Rockwheel |
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| Operations on the east arm | Further dredging and loading onto dumper truck |
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| Two views of dredging from a floating pontoon to reach the centre of the harbour basin | |
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Above: Action photos of the dredging of the central harbour basin from the pontoon. Left: Ted Adam, the director of marine engineering contractors Sea & Shore who are carrying out the harbour work, with work in progress behind. |