The dredging system in Whitby harbour Split hopper barge "Sandsend" and excavation pontoon "Saltwick"

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‘Sandsend’ Type: Split Hopper Barge Length overall: m Beam: m Load Draft: m GRT: 268 NRT: 82 DWT: 397 Propulsion: 2 x 215 HP Caterpillar Engines, driving through two HRP rotational propellor units Bow Thruster: 75HP Kort Thruster Hopper Capacity: 330 m³ - But subject to loadline restrictions for seagoing Nav. Equipment: GPS, Sounder, Radar, DSC-VHF. To MCA requirements. 'Saltwick' Type: Excavation Pontoon Length over all: m Beam: m Draft: m GRT/NRT: Propulsion: 75 HP rotational propellor unit Equipment: 2 x 10 m spud legs – worked from the excavator cab. Komatsu PC240-8 Excavator. New October 2006. Effective digging depth to 7 metres below waterline m³ bucket.

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Size: 4800px × 3600px
Location: Whitby [North Yorkshire] England UK GB EU Europe
Photo credit: © Peter Jordan_NE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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