Glen Boykin, marine mechanic (left), and Eric Sherer, deckhand, monitor the removal of a dangerous, leaning pine tree March 11, 2014, while onboard the Army Corps of Engineer’s vessel Elizabeth. The crew of Norfolk District’s vessel Elizabeth used an ND-6, 112-foot crane barge to snag and remove debris, shore up canal banks by removing tree limbs and underbrush, and cut down trees that could impede the safe and efficient navigation along the 33-mile stretch of the DSC. On March 30, 1929, the federal government purchased the Dismal Swamp Canal for $500,000, after a protracted perio
Glen Boykin, marine mechanic (left), and Eric Sherer, deckhand, monitor the removal of a dangerous, leaning pine tree March 11, 2014, while onboard the Army Corps of Engineer’s vessel Elizabeth. The crew of Norfolk District’s vessel Elizabeth used an ND-6, 112-foot crane barge to snag and remove debris, shore up canal banks by removing tree limbs and underbrush, and cut down trees that could impede the safe and efficient navigation along the 33-mile stretch of the DSC. On March 30, 1929, the federal government purchased the Dismal Swamp Canal for $500,000, after a protracted period of neglect and general decay by private ownership, worsened by advances in modes of transportation. In the ensuing years, the Army Corps of Engineers, which operates and maintains America’s oldest continually operating man-made canal, has replaced the locks of 1899 with new steel and concrete locks, along with many other navigational improvements. The Dismal Swamp Canal, which meanders through North Carolina and Virginia, is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, a major inland protected route for commercial vessel traffic from Norfolk, Va. to Miami, Fla. The crew of the Elizabeth: Richard Bruton, captain, Dennis Barnes, master crane operator, Glen Boykin, marine mechanic, and Eric Sherer, deckhand, have been working all week to clear the canal, after a recent winter storm swept through the area. “Richard and I have been maintaining the DCS for 25 years,” said Barnes. "Along with Glen and Eric, our crew functions like a fine-tuned, precision engine. We strongly believe in and practice the ‘t-e-a-m’ in teamwork –Together…Earn…Achieve…More.” ( Army photo/Gerald Rogers) 140311--A-HS496-010 by norfolkdistrict
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