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Storm Repairs 2014 - Shore Road towards Branksome beach
Project Diary: December 2014 -
15th January: project complete.
After 10 weeks of activity all pipes & machinery have now left the beach and we have waved goodbye to our main contractors Rohde Nielsen and the guys on the beach from Ovenden who have all been working so hard for us.
The 2014/2015 Poole Beaches replenishment project is now complete.
We have received a total sand volume of 139,000 cu.m. in 152 dredger loads. The 19th November 2014 saw the first load and the 16th December saw the final load pumped ashore, a total of 28 days. Four days were lost to the weather and two days to a mechanical problem.
Short videos from the beach team
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The area of beach to be replenished
Short videos from the beach team
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Track the MAGNI R
Moving the sinker pipe from Shore Road beach entrance to Canford Cliffs Chine, 4th December
Now additional funding has been awarded, this area will be extended eastwards towards Branksome beach
Before: Shore Road beach entrance, looking west
After: Shore Road beach entrance, looking west
Before: 200m from and looking towards Shore Road beach entrance
After: 200m from and looking towards Shore Road beach entrance, showing the width worked towards
Monday 01 December -
Day 29 Crowds gather to watch progress on a sunny Saturday
Day 30 Night working
Day 30 Night working
Day 32 Progressing towards Branksome beach -
Saturday 29 November -
Project Diary: November
Day 34 Filling the sinker pipe with air so it floats
Day 34 The pipe is moved along the beach
Day 34 Letting the air back out of the pipe so it sinks back down to the seabed
Thursday 04 December -
The land pipe is disconnected from the sinker pipe. The sinker pipe is then pumped full of air so it becomes buoyant and floats. The end of the pipe in the water is attached to the dredger and the other end to the excavator. With the help of a bulldozer and a multicat the pipe is gently moved along the beach until it reaches it’s resting place for the next part of the project. The air is then let out of the pipe which sinks back down to the seabed ready for the dredger to get back to work, and the dredging / pumping cycle begins again.
Day 38 The finished and re-
Day 37 The beach made up at Canford Cliffs
Day 37 Creating the ‘bund’ area for the next load of sand to be deposited by the dredger
Day 37 The new beach at Flaghead is now in sight; we are working westward and will join with the growing beach at Canford Cliffs in the coming days, weather permitting
Monday 08 December
Day 39 A view from the bridge, looking out over the ‘hopper’ (please click on the image to enlarge it)
Day 39 The connection from the dredger to the sinkerline
Day 39 The dredger suction head which gets dragged along the seabed during the dredging operation; the teeth help loosen the material on the seabed which is then sucked up into the hopper (cargo hold)
Tuesday 09 December -
In the image below showing the view from the bridge we are looking out over the hopper, which is filled with a small amount of water to stabilize the ship. The buoy in the sea marks the end of the steel section of pipe. Two smaller buoys at the bow mark the location of the flexible section and connection joint.
The black pipe on the side of the dredger is the dredging suction pipe connected to the dredging head which carries the sand from the seabed into the hopper (the cargo hold). This is lowered over the side during the dredging process.
The red pipes above the hopper deliver the sand into the hopper from the suction pipe and are then used to deliver the sand to the sinker line during the pump ashore process. These are in sections to enable the hopper to be emptied from the back (stern) of the ship to the bow (front).
The three black jets on the side deliver water into the hopper during the pump ashore process.
Day 42 Our motley crew in port! L-
Day 42 The dredger Magni R docked at Poole Quay due to poor weather conditions
Day 42 The dredger Magni R docked at Poole Quay due to poor weather conditions
Friday 12 December
About the Magni R
Before replenishment: Looking west towards Shore Road
After replenishment: Looking west towards Shore Road
Day 47 Load 152 (the final load) being pumped ashore
Day 47 The surveyor measures the final volume of sand on the beach
Before replenishment: Looking east towards Flaghead Chine
After replenishment: Looking east towards Flaghead Chine
Tuesday 17 December -
The last load pumped ashore Load 152 on 17th December
The sinker pipe connection A manual operation carried out by able seamen, 12th December
The new sand is now settling in; wave action is re-
Monday 05 January
Air is pumped into the pipe to make it buoyant in the water
The bulldozer gently pull the pipes along the beach in one direction while the multicats nudge it towards the beach from the sea
The excavators lend a helping hand, easing the pipe on to the beach
Almost there
After seven weeks in the water the sinkerline is finally brought ashore for dismantling
Tuesday 06 January -
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