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East Sunny Sands beach front residents have been warned to clear their frontages of personal property in preparation for placement of dredged sand spoils, Wahkiakum County officials announced this week. The U.S. Army Corps and the Port of Portland will start staging equipment for sand placement along the shoreline of Pancake Point on Puget Island… Read More
SEATTLE — City officials announced Wednesday that removal of Pier 58, also known as Waterfront Park, will begin within one to two weeks after engineers concluded that the pier has moved away from the seawall and could pose a hazard. The removal was put in motion after Mayor Jenny Durkan approved emergency plans last week… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, yesterday signed the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, Highlands, New Jersey, Coastal Storm Risk Management Chief’s Report. This project spans a geographic distance of approximately 8,000 linear ft. along the bay shoreline of Highlands, which has a history of… Read More
The U.S. Department of Commerce has blacklisted 24 Chinese companies for their role in supporting the Chinese military construct and militarize the disputed artificial islands in the South China Sea. The companies targeted by the sanctions include China Communications Construction Company and a number of related companies, China Shipbuilding Group, 722nd Research Institute as well… Read More
To the Editor: After the Tuckerton Council meeting Aug. 17, the leadership of the Tuckerton Beach Association Infrastructure Committee agreed to look into breaking down the lagoon dredging special assessment by area – west of South Green Street, east of South Green Street and Paradise Cove and Thompson Creek – to speed up the ability… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for proposed municipal water and sanitary sewer systems improvement project in Isle, Minnesota, Aug. 26. The proposed project includes demolition of one water tower, rehabilitation of two existing wells and installation of 23 new fire hydrants… Read More
After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it? Rivers should not die in the dark. On Aug. 31 FirstLight Power Resources is expected to file its final license applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to continue operating three hydro… Read More
CDMCS is pleased to announce that Gator Dredging from Clearwater, Florida has joined the organization. Gator was founded in 2005 by William Coughlin and Philip Findlay and focuses on making Florida’s waterways more accessible with canal dredging, slip dredging and dock dredging. Gator developed a unique and environmentally friendly dredging and dewatering process that allows… Read More
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY – Boaters visiting or departing Wellington Harbour are reminded to exercise caution for the next couple of weeks as a large piece of dredging equipment clears built-up sand from the channel leading to Lake Ontario. Prince Edward County’s director of operations, Adam Goheen, said the operation is necessary as currents bring sand… Read More
Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department boats combat a fire onboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base, and shipboard firefighters responded… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project aimed at replacing North Landing Bridge took a crucial step forward this week. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers and USACE commanding general, signed a Chief’s Report on Tuesday, recommending the North Landing Bridge Replacement Study’s findings for authorization by Congress. This also initiates… Read More
The Lake Mills Town Board heard from members of the Woodland Beach board of directors about the swim area and the removal of the buoys in front of the Woodland Beach boat channel. “We would like to address the safety issue of our boat channel being encroached upon for our shore anchored boats,” said Scott… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its polar icebreaker Healy (WAGB-20) suffered a fire in one of its main propulsion motors Aug. 18 while underway for operations in the Arctic. No injuries were reported. Considered a medium polar icebreaker, at 420 ft and displacing 16,000 tons, the diesel electric Healy is actually somewhat larger than… Read More
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Coast Guard crews and partner agencies continue pollution and salvage response Sunday for the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dive and salvage operations commenced at approximately 10 a.m., Sunday, and are ongoing. A piece of the dredging vessel was located in the middle of the channel and… Read More