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Default Tug- CHESAPEAKE COAST towing Dredge TEXAS 11-16 e.jpg

On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 09:58:33 -0600, john Szalay john.szalayatatt.net
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Canal Lee wrote in
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On Fri, 18 Nov 2016 23:51:56 -0500, "Bob_R"
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"Canal Lee" wrote in message
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This is a big dredge . The entourage ended up on the Delaware River
near Chester , PA .



That's one heck of a contraption.
Bob

That is for sure . They don't get any bigger than this in these parts
.


Got to wonder if this is to prepare the east coast ports for the expected
super sized ships (neo-Panamax ships) that will use the expanded Panama
canal locks . (third set of locks 180foot wide )


There is some deepening going on in the Delaware River were the TEXAS
is now , but even with out that the channel needs constant attention
or it starts to fill back in with mud . It costs a fortune to keep the
rivers dredged throughout the entire country .