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The US Coast Guard released its report yesterday on the 2023 OceanGate submersible implosion, concluding the disaster was preventable and directly caused by the company’s disregard for safety protocols. The Titan submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean during a paid trip to explore the Titanic wreck, killing all five passengers on board. The 335-page report… Read More
Sand is pumped onto the Seaside Heights beachfront, north of Casino Pier, Monday evening, February 10, 2025. The northern Ocean County beach replenishment project continues northward into Lavallette. Work crews pump sand onto the beach and spread it around on a foggy day. Lavallette, NJ Saturday, March 15, 2025 The northern Ocean County beach replenishment… Read More
By 2025, any serious conversation about coastal futures begins with two inescapable truths: Nature’s sand supply to beaches has been severed by centuries of damming, river engineering, urbanization, and hardened shorelines. Because we broke that supply chain, we’ve inherited the job of becoming nature’s supplier. Self-sustaining beaches won’t return on their own. This is hard… Read More
Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project: This $3 billion coastal restoration project was designed to redirect sediment and freshwater from the Mississippi River to rebuild wetlands in the Barataria Basin, which has been severely degraded. Cancellation Reasons: The project was canceled due to soaring costs (over $3 billion), permit suspensions, and ongoing litigation. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry… Read More
Two Rivers pursues $1 million harbor dredging as federal help pushed to 2027 MANITOWOC — The city of Two Rivers is taking action to ensure the mouth of its harbor channel remains open for boats and recreation after federal dredging operations have been delayed until 2027. For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handled… Read More
Alan Hope, Head, Mission Development Branch, NRL Monitoring the world’s oceans and waterways requires a slew of modern technology. With 70% of the world made up of water and millions of data points to sift through, human analysts cannot do the job alone. Naval Research Laboratory Mission Development Branch Head Alan Hope discussed how the… Read More
In a unanimous vote on Monday, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved a motion to begin acquiring year-round dredging permits for the Rodanthe-Stumpy Point Emergency Ferry Channel, signaling a major shift in how the county will ensure access to Hatteras Island during storm events. The move will allow the county to dredge the channel… Read More
Santa Cruz, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Santa Cruz Port District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have officially executed a renewed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will permanently ensure the annual dredging of the Santa Cruz Harbor. This agreement marks the culmination of four years of persistent negotiation and… Read More
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for berm construction and dredging. The amount of this action is $8,069,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Concord, California, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 5, 2026. Fiscal 2025 military construction, Army funds in… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for beach renourishment. The amount of this action is $8,712,500. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 13, 2025. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds… Read More
IPSWICH — The long-standing and often-divisive topic of dredging the Ipswich River has resurfaced with renewed interest from local and federal officials aiming to improve navigation, protect the Great Marsh, and revive the local clamming industry. While no formal dredging project has been proposed for the river, discussions have been ramping up the past few… Read More
SALISBURY — The Rowan County Board of Commissioners will receive the final report and update on the feasibility study of dredging High Rock Lake during the upcoming meeting on Monday. Geosyntec Consultants has been conducting the feasibility study since early 2024, when Davidson County and Rowan County partnered to pay the approximately $300,000 for the contract…. Read More
More than one fifth of the island’s territorial waters will be designated as marine protected areas and off limits to trawling and dredging from September 2026, the government has confirmed. Jersey politicians voted unanimously for the Marine Spatial Plan in October, which included a pledge to increase the area of protected waters from 6.5% to 23%. Marine… Read More
MANISTEE — A master plan for Manistee’s four beaches could be approved this week. Manistee City Council is expected to take action on a master plan for First Street Beach, Fifth Avenue Beach, Man Made Lake and North Beach Access during its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in council chambers at Manistee City Hall. The city has been working with Spicer… Read More
Contractors plan to remove a hazardous gravel bar near launch The busy Heller Bar boat ramp that often buzzes with activity in the dog days of summer will be closed for three days later this month to give dredging crews space as they remove a bothersome gravel bar from the Snake River. A contractor will… Read More