A crew worked all day to raise the sunken dredge barge. The pictures show what it looked like on Monday morning and finally as the got it to the boat ramp today. Remember if you double click on the pictures, they can be enlarged. Notice the seagulls swarming over the work crew as the bottom was stirred and little fishes were everywhere. Also notice that about everyone who is here now were out spectating on the pier in the last photo. I heard some numbers tossed about, but $25,000 was mentioned several times as the cost to the company for the rescue plus the fine from the GLO for the diesel spill. I believe the plan is to bring a crane in and transport the barge to Rockport for repair and then bring it back out and continue the dredge from the marina out this time. That tow boat had a pair of four stroke 150 hp Yamahas. They did some serious pulling to get the barge over the shallow area near the end of the concrete jetties.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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