UKD ORCA
Dredging the main channel
By Andy Gilbert
The task of for dredging Newhaven's main entrance channel, carried out for so long by Westminster Dredging, is now carried out by UK Dredging, and their trailing suction hopper dredger UKD Orca is seen here dredging between the piers on 3rd July 2012.
She was moving incredibly slowly and precisely, her movements being controlled by GPS navigation and her system of twin rudder-propellers and a bow thrust unit.
High tech indeed, back in the days of the bucket dredger Foremost Prince, it was all done with local knowledge, a lot of experience and a good pair of eyes!