Weeks - Model 506 -Mechanical Dredge

Mechanical dredges are barges equipped with a duty cycle crane that can utilize a variety of clamshell buckets for excavation. The material is loaded in to hopper barges or scows and hauled to the disposal site by tugs. The material is either bottom dumped at an offshore disposal site or pumped upland with a hydraulic unloading unit. Mechanical dredges are employed when the hauling distance is not suitable for pipeline dredging and the configuration of the dredging area is not conducive to hopper dredges. Breadth: 60’.Registered Length:158.5’. Depth:11.5’. Draft Overload:8.2’. Overall Length:N/A.Bucket Size:30cy