Posted on March 11, 2026
By Jack Motz
Two barges and four months later, the dredging of Montauk Harbor is now complete — and fishermen say passage in and out of the inlet has been easier since the completion of the operation.
Looming over Gosman’s Dock starting in December was Oyster Bay, a 144-foot-long dredge equipped with a 7-foot cutter head — a spiked rotating cone that breaks up underwater materials, like sediment and sand. Once the machine got moving, Oyster Bay could pump up to 10,000 cubic yards of sand per day.
Oyster Bay in Lake Montauk Inlet not long after arriving late last year. The dredge loomed over the docks.
The Army Corps of Engineers had been mobilizing late last year in anticipation for the arrival of Dredge Oyster Bay.
