A Rare Sight in Swansea’s River Tawe Marina
In advance of the dredging of the
Swansea Yacht and Sub-aqua Club (SYSAC) marina, located on the impounded
section of the River Tawe in Swansea, all of the boats have been removed; a
sight not seen for many years. The yacht and boats, numbering around 180, have
either been moved temporarily to the Council run Swansea Marina nearby or taken
out of the water completely.
The dredging is being carried out
by Van Oord’s WID dredger ‘Odin’ and the campaign is planned to take 2weeks.
Approximately 13,000m³ of silt will be relocated in order to provide a target
water depth of 2.5m at lowest impounded water level. Once the post dredge bathymetric
Survey has been completed the vessels will start to make their way back to
their newly deepened berths.
The dredging is funded by the
City and Council of Swansea and the works is arranged and monitored, on behalf
of the Council, by their specialist and long term dredging consultants Anthony
D Bates Partnership (ADBP). ADBP also carried out all of the works associated
with the dredging license and associated Water Framework Directive and Habitats
Regulation assessments. ADBP have been assisting Swansea Marina with their
dredging requirements on the River Tawe since 2009.