![]() "The project is a good example of the variety of work we do as a charity. It’s probably the largest dredging operation at the dock in twenty years. Lewis Kneale, our customer operations supervisor, said: "Sharpness is such an important site for ships from all over the country, and the world, so to dredge like we’re doing is absolutely vital. Work is expected to last until 28 August. Recent visitors passing through have included historic vessel MV Balmoral and ships featuring in the Gloucester Tall Ships Festival. We are aiming to increase the depth of the dock’s bed by up to 1.2 metres.īuilt in 1874, the dock enables a huge variety of vessels from all over the world to access the canal. The dredging is carried out by a specialised boat that uses a pump to hoover up the silt from the bed of the dock. The underwater debris is then sucked through a pipe, before being returned to the estuary from where it came. ![]() We are carrying out the work to ensure that the gateway from the River Severn into the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal is fit for the hundreds of boats that that use it each year.
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