Marine Contracting finds buried treasure!
Post Date: April 9, 2004 at 12:00 am
Reported From: APE Mid-Atlantic (VA)
Reported From: APE Mid-Atlantic (VA)
Marine Contracting found an unexpected surprise while excavating for the installation of a new mooring dolphin at “Metro Machine” shipyard, approx. 50 timber piles! These were all below the mudline of the excavation. The contractor decided to use an APE 150-T vibro to drive a “straw” or a 18″ diameter x 50′ steel pipe over the wood piles to break the friction then pulling it back out and hooking a steel choker to the piles and pulling them out. Project Superintendent “Bobby Thompson” tells us, you never know what you will find when you start digging around these old shipyards. The Navy vessel in the background is the “USS Nashville”, a Marine transport vessle. APE Mid-Atlantic is proud to be part of this project.
