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Storm Repairs 2014 - Shore Road towards Branksome beach
Project Diary: November
Day 2 The large land-
Day 1 High tide this morning illustrates the need for beach replenishment
Day 3 12m sections of pipe for the sinkerline are delivered to the beach and stored ready for welding
Day 3 12m sections of pipe for the sinkerline are delivered to the beach and stored ready for welding
Day 3 12m sections of pipe for the sinkerline are delivered to the beach and stored ready for welding
Day 3 12m sections of pipe for the sinkerline are delivered to the beach and stored ready for welding
Day 4 More pipes arrive from Denmark; half the required number have now been delivered
Day 4 Sections of pipe to be transported along the beach and welded together
WEEK ONE starting Monday 03 November
Tuesday 04 November
Wednesday 05 & Thursday 06 November
Day 5 Preparing a flat ‘platform’ as a working area for welding the pipes for the sinkerline
Day 6 High Tide and a wet, grey day
Day 6 Pipes for the sinkerline are transported along the beach to the work area
Day 6 Work begins on constructing the 700m sinkerline
Friday 07 & Saturday 08 November
Day 7 A beautiful sunny day at the beach -
Sunday 09 November
Day 9 The sinkerline continues to grow -
Tuesday 11 November
Short videos from the beach team
Day 11 Pipe No 45 -
Day 10 Welders work under tented structures for protection from the wet & windy weather
Day 10 Pipes for the landline have arrived -
Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 November
Day 14 The dredger MAGNI R in Poole Harbour
Day 14 Flattening, levelling & grading the beach so the pipe can be moved towards the sea
Day 14 Flattening, levelling & grading the beach so the pipe can be moved towards the sea
Day 13 Unloading the flexible pipe that will be fitted to the end of the sinkerline
Day 13 Unloading the flexible pipe that will be fitted to the end of the sinkerline
Over the weekend 15 & 16 November
Day 15 The pipe is gently eased down the beach in preparation for tomorrow’s launch to sea
Day 15 The pipe is gently eased down the beach in preparation for tomorrow’s launch to sea
Day 16 Ready to launch -
Day 16 The sinkerline is floated and taken out to the dredger by the multicat workboat Buffalo
Day 16 The sinkerline is successfully connected to the dregder and is being moved to Shore Road
Day 16 The sinkerline is pulled ashore at Shore Road in readiness for the pumping operation to begin
Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 November
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The area of beach to be replenished
Short videos from the beach team
The beach is made up to a specified level and out to a specified width. The beach is being made out 50m from the seawall. In the first few weeks small ledges or cliffs were cut into the front of the beach by wave action as it sorted the new material, but these soon disappeared as the sand was moved by wind and waves into a natural beach profile.
The crestline of the new beach as it’s shaped by wave action, 25th November
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Day 17 The first load of sand (mixed with a large quantity of water) is pumped ashore by the dredger
Day 17 Sand is moved around to trap it and keep it on the beach whilst the water flows out to sea
Day 17 During pumping excavators work to create a bund area to help trap the sand
Day 17 The dredger returns to the Swash Channel to dredge for another load to bring to the beach
Day 17 The second load is delivered into the newly created bund area
Wednesday 19 November
Day 19 Eight loads of sand were pumped ashore today
Thursday 20 November
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Track the MAGNI R
Days 20 & 21 All quiet at the beach, awaiting a spare part for the dredger (23 loads delivered so far)
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 November
Days 23 & 24 The dredger is fixed; replenishment reaches the first combination groyne at Sandbanks
Monday 24 & Tuesday 25 November
The bund wall is now substantial. The dredger in the background can be seen connected to the flexible section of pipe. The pupming of the load from the dredger takes around 45 minutes
Bund creation part 1
Following the bund creation the sand material accumulates within the pond/pool and settles out, building the beach up to level.
Bund creation part 2
Working 24 hours, 7 days a week how the project continues after dark, 27th November
Day 25 Each pump attracts an attentive audience of Gulls, Oystercatchers and Sanderlings
Day 26 Now we will start to turn the pipes around and head in the direction of Branksome beach
Day 27 What a difference a week of dredging & pumping has made to this area of beach!
Day 28 Dismantling the land pipe
Day 28 Dismantling the land pipe
Wednesday 26 -
Now additional funding has been awarded, this area will be extended eastwards towards Branksome beach
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