The beach replenishment at Southbourne, Dorset, is now well under way, and the operation draws its usual crowds to watch the process. Both images, made this afternoon, show the dredger Crestway in action, pumping material ashore through flexible pipes to be distributed by the bulldozers and excavators featured in recent posts.
The Crestway, a trailing suction dredger, is delivering mostly shingle that has been removed from licensed sites off the Isle of Wight, which can be seen in the background of the top image, along with The Needles rocks and their lighthouse on the horizon. The second photograph illustrates how the floating pipeline is attached to the ship, which is initially hauled into place at the bow with a crane before pumping starts.
Both images: 300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor with x1.4 TC.
Top image: 1/2500 second at f/5. ISO 320
Below: 1/2000 second at f/5. ISO 250
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