mike_s
Contributor
Looks like they are going to start dredging again at East Pass at the Desin Jetties.
Here are some pics
(the rest are here if you want to look at them all.)
DREDGE IN, SO LOOK OUT! 'Careless and indifferent boaters' delay dredging
March 20, 2009 - 6:23 PM
Fraser Sherman
If youÃÓe taking your boat out of Destin harbor, be careful, Captain Kelly Windes says.
ŸeÃÓe just trying to ask everyone to go slow and not cause a wake so we donÃÕ upset this operation, said Windes, a Destin City Council member.
A dredge arrived in Destin Tuesday to begin transferring 6,000 to 7,000 cubic feet of sand from the harborÃÔ clogged navigation channel over to eroded Norriego Point. With the dredge working at the mouth of the channel this week, Windes told The Log that boats heading out into East Pass need to be more careful.
The weekly city report claims that ÅÄareless and indifferent boaters delayed the pre-dredge surveying phase of the project with their wakes.
But now things seem to be getting back on track.
Ÿhat theyÃÓe doing first is the heavily shoaled area at the entrance, said Destin Public Services Director Steve Schmidt. ŵheyÃÓe working on the south side, allowing boats to get through on the north side. TheyÃÍl have pipes from there out to Norriego Point, and theyÃÍl have markers out to steer boats around them.
Schmidt said that after a few days, the dredge should be able to move away from the harbor mouth: ŸeÃÓe hoping theyÃÍl be completely done in about three weeks, if we get cooperation from the boaters in terms of giving them room to work, and not giving them too waiting time.Ǽ
Here are some pics
(the rest are here if you want to look at them all.)