Orange Beach, Ala. — Maintenance dredging is currently underway at Perdido Pass to ensure the busy waterway remains clear and safe for navigation. The project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began in late November and is expected to be completed before Christmas, weather permitting. Encore Dredging Partners is utilizing the large cutterhead… Read More
Say Something Real By Michelle Bryant I have a simple question: If you can board a tanker, why do you need to sink/AKA “blow up/AKA “kill everybody” on fishing boats? While we grapple with this query, or not, one thing is clear: The Trump administration’s approach to maritime enforcement reached a peak of irony when… Read More
Point Richards boat ramp is scheduled to re-open this afternoon following dredging to improve access at the Bellarine ramp. A cutter suction dredge has been operating yesterday and today to remove material from inside the harbour area and at the entrance, thanks to a grant funded by your boating licence and rego fees. The ramp… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed roughly 13,000 cubic yards of material from the Ocean City Inlet during its latest round of dredging. On Monday, the agency’s Baltimore district announced dredging operations are now complete at the inlet. The corps reports it was able to dredge more than twice what it had initially planned…. Read More
NANCHANG — China’s largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake, has shrunk by 90 percent from its high-water season level and entered an extremely low-water level, local authorities said Sunday. At the landmark Xingzi hydrological station in east China’s Jiangxi Province, the water level fell below the extremely low-water mark on Sunday morning, with the gauge reading… Read More