A photograph taken from the bridge of the Sand Heron approaching the Selsey dredge area (just off the Isle of Wight),
shows some of the challenges our Marine colleagues face when winning materials for us.
The top photo was taken at 15.00 on 23rd Feb with 3-3.5m swells and no chance of loading.
The right hand photo was taken at 10.00 the following morning with 1.5-2m swells as the vessel started to load. Shortly after taking the picture Captain Peter Dixon was forced to abort the loading operation after a freshening Westerly wind caused increasing swells.
So next time you are out in the wet and wind on site spare a thought for our dredging teams too!!!