12/6/2023 0 Comments Building a small scale dredge![]() Speciality was that the dredging was done while maintaining position using the Roxane Z Dynamic Positioning system (DP2), allowing more flexibility in the vessel movements while dredgingĪfter succesfully dredging all material, the vessel demobilized and our equipment and operators travelled back to our base in The Netherlands. If a professional dredger wants to prospect an area of interest by sinking numerous prospecting holes, and who needs a dredge small enough to be portable, he will chose a 5' over a 4' every time. Offshore sand was dredged to clear an installation and discharged via the DOP 250 booster and discharge pipeline. And, if the water depth from the surface to the top of the river gravel is more than a meter, most 4' dredges wont be of much use. DPS mobilized several truckloads with our DOP 250 dredge pump in booster set up, hydraulic powerpacks and heavy duty jet water pump and discharge pipelines.Īfter arrival of the trucks in the port of mobilization our colleagues assisted the clients vessel crew to install the complete dredging spread on board the vessel, after different test runs the vessel sailed out and the dredging commenced. Our client Jifmar Offshore Services was in need of additional dredging equipment and operators for his offshore dredging project offshore Brittany in France. For those prospectors interested in building their own suction gold dredge, I did up a web page on Build Your Own Suction Dredge Plans. ![]() Offshore dredging Offshore Brittany, France
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