Boskalis to Remove Wrecks from the Dutch North Sea (VIDEO)

Boskalis/SMIT has been hired for the complete removal of one wreck and the partial clearance of three other ship wrecks from the Dutch part of the North Sea.

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Rijkswaterstaat, has ordered the clearance works to be executed, as the removal of the mentioned wrecks is expected to speed up the flow of shipping and improve access to the Dutch seaports as well as make the waterways safer.

The four sunken ship wrecks are currently forming an obstruction to shipping in this part of the sea.

An animation which shows an impression of the wreck removal can be viewed here.

Boskalis/SMIT will perform the removal activities during the month of July. A salvage grab will be used to clear the wreck of an unknown ship in the IJgeul, until the shipping channel has reached the desired depth. The other wreck – the sunken fishing trawler Jan Breydel – will be raised in its entirety and removed.

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July 9, 2013