![]() ![]() Heading into the busy Solent, Ethan was continuously looking out for ferries, oil tankers, hovercraft and sailing boats.Įthan planned to operate between Ryde Sands and No Man’s Land Fort. It was a sunny 22☌ day, with a slight southwesterly breeze. The 15mm steel skids on either side of the tine bar support the weight of the bar.Īfter the day’s safety brief had been completed, all onboard donned their KRU XF Automatic PFDs before the boat left Camber Quay – nestled between Sir Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Team UK base and Wightlink’s Gunwharf Terminal – at 7.30am. There are rollers underneath the 9×9 steel collector (or ‘belly’) bag. These are modified Newhaven dredges designed by Deeside Marine Ltd of Kirkcudbright, on which the fixed metal teeth are replaced by nine individually sprung tines. Vigilante tows two 750mm N-Virodredge dredges. ![]() The dredges are raised and lowered several times to remove debris from the collector boxes.
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