Got a call last month to clear a silted-up channel near Galveston

Honestly, the job was supposed to be simple, but the bottom was way softer than the charts showed. We had to dial back the swing speed on the cutter head to about 2.5 rpm to keep from just stirring up a huge mud cloud. My lead hand, Carl, said he hadn't seen sediment that fine in that bay since a hurricane a few years back. Anyone else run into a spot where the survey data was just plain wrong for the material?

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martinez.anna6mo ago

Guess the survey team was having an off day.

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jackson.jenny6mo ago

Always bring a probe to double check that soft stuff.

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briancampbell4mo ago

@jackson.jenny knows what's up. Probe first, trust later.

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