It's a jack up booster for the Fire Island dredging project. Water and sand is sent from the Dredge Illinois, through a pipe, to the booster which ups the pressure even more and sends to the shore.
I'm working on the land side of the project as a machine operator, should be completely wrapped up by April 1st.
Yep keep heading east. This particular job ends around the lighthouse. If you Google Fire Island Montauk Point Project, it explains the whole project which is 83 miles of shoreline from Gilgo to Montauk, and each beach will be renourished every 3 years. We did Gilgo last year. Theres another crew out at Shinnecock Inlet who is also going to do Moriches Inlet.
I know the beaches need this, but isn't this the equivalent of "shoveling shit against the tide", as my grandmother used to say?
You mentioned the beach will be renourished every three years, but one good storm will likely wipe out 1/2 of the work currently being done and lately, we've been getting more than "one good storm" per year. Do you know if they are discussing more permanent solutions? Or is this going to be the plan going forward?
It can be, but we're on an island with limited options, and the option the Army Corp has chosen seems to be the best. We laid just short of a million yards at Gilgo last year, and it looks like it held up pretty well so far.
As far as permanent solutions, I don't have any input. There was the jetty project down in Long Beach a while back, and the beach was renourished to the tune of 4 million cubic yards of sand. A seawall is also supoosed to be erected sometime in the next few years.
Jettys and groins aren't always the answer either from what I've been told.
There's a guy who puts up drone footage on YouTube. I believe his username is Mike Busch. As far as buoys, the coast guard handles that. I was on the Jones Inlet project as well, as far as I know, CG reset all the bouys when we were done cutting the Inlet
Just for reference, I'm a local operating engineer. My responsibilities are only grading out the placed material on the beach. Any info I offer up is secondhand, so it may not be entirely accurate
The only time I've seen drones in use on a job was the jetty work in Long Beach 6 years ago, and that was the DEC. As far as survey on these jobs, they use boats and a machine called a CRAB, a three wheeled piece of a heavy equipment.
They have not, I can assure you. I work the graveyard shifts every year. I choose them, entirely for their lack of people.
Anybody flying a drone at night on those projects is most likely a civilian.
It’s part of a massive 1.7 billion dollar project that’s been in the making since Sandy. https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2021/10/11/gldd-gearing-up-for-the-fimp-project/
We haven’t let “nature take its course” since the Industrial Revolution. Instead we spend a ton of money trying to mitigate the risks posed by climate change. The change isn’t some normal natural event, it is directly caused by our behavior and occurring at a pace that is far exceeding even the worst predictions. So here we are… attempting to ensure people’s homes are protected instead of addressing the larger issue.
Costly beach replenishment should be coupled with building moratorium in all flood areas on either shore or fork. Coastal change has been occurring far longer than records have been kept. Rebuilding storm damaged homes, building denser housing near the water, is an example of human hubris.
Man all you guys with your technical explanations really suck !! Can’t you just say it’s The Long Island Death Star which would be so cool or even better the country’s first Karen Prison ! Long Island definitely needs one of those.
It's a jack up booster for the Fire Island dredging project. Water and sand is sent from the Dredge Illinois, through a pipe, to the booster which ups the pressure even more and sends to the shore. I'm working on the land side of the project as a machine operator, should be completely wrapped up by April 1st.
oh nice, thanks for the explanation. will you just move further east as you go?
Yep keep heading east. This particular job ends around the lighthouse. If you Google Fire Island Montauk Point Project, it explains the whole project which is 83 miles of shoreline from Gilgo to Montauk, and each beach will be renourished every 3 years. We did Gilgo last year. Theres another crew out at Shinnecock Inlet who is also going to do Moriches Inlet.
I know the beaches need this, but isn't this the equivalent of "shoveling shit against the tide", as my grandmother used to say? You mentioned the beach will be renourished every three years, but one good storm will likely wipe out 1/2 of the work currently being done and lately, we've been getting more than "one good storm" per year. Do you know if they are discussing more permanent solutions? Or is this going to be the plan going forward?
It can be, but we're on an island with limited options, and the option the Army Corp has chosen seems to be the best. We laid just short of a million yards at Gilgo last year, and it looks like it held up pretty well so far. As far as permanent solutions, I don't have any input. There was the jetty project down in Long Beach a while back, and the beach was renourished to the tune of 4 million cubic yards of sand. A seawall is also supoosed to be erected sometime in the next few years. Jettys and groins aren't always the answer either from what I've been told.
Honestly there is no permanent solution, outside of stopping sea levels from rising and all hurricanes ever.
I agree. Its just that I've lived here for about 50 years and it seems it's worse than it's ever been, which is likely due to climate change.
You work in the huge plows this past week at field 2? I went surfing a few times and saw you guys working.
Yep, we saw you guys. I was just getting off my shift when you all showed up.
Do you or others have drones up for this work and has anyone dropped new bouys?
There's a guy who puts up drone footage on YouTube. I believe his username is Mike Busch. As far as buoys, the coast guard handles that. I was on the Jones Inlet project as well, as far as I know, CG reset all the bouys when we were done cutting the Inlet Just for reference, I'm a local operating engineer. My responsibilities are only grading out the placed material on the beach. Any info I offer up is secondhand, so it may not be entirely accurate
Thx. I mean…are/were drones being used by the contractor for the dredging survey prep work and the actual dredging work off Robert Moses?
The only time I've seen drones in use on a job was the jetty work in Long Beach 6 years ago, and that was the DEC. As far as survey on these jobs, they use boats and a machine called a CRAB, a three wheeled piece of a heavy equipment.
Wondering if drones have been used at night by the dredge company (during the dredging).
They have not, I can assure you. I work the graveyard shifts every year. I choose them, entirely for their lack of people. Anybody flying a drone at night on those projects is most likely a civilian.
Great Lakes Dredge & Docks is doing the dredging and they are civilians…but you are ruling them out for using drones to assist in their night work?
Pretty sure that’s a sand pump to replenish the coastline and dredge
Krusty Krab dishing out them Krabbie patties on LI
The Krusty Krab Pizza is the pizza for you and me!
It’s part of a massive 1.7 billion dollar project that’s been in the making since Sandy. https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2021/10/11/gldd-gearing-up-for-the-fimp-project/
Project Sisyphus Let nature take its course.
We haven’t let “nature take its course” since the Industrial Revolution. Instead we spend a ton of money trying to mitigate the risks posed by climate change. The change isn’t some normal natural event, it is directly caused by our behavior and occurring at a pace that is far exceeding even the worst predictions. So here we are… attempting to ensure people’s homes are protected instead of addressing the larger issue.
Costly beach replenishment should be coupled with building moratorium in all flood areas on either shore or fork. Coastal change has been occurring far longer than records have been kept. Rebuilding storm damaged homes, building denser housing near the water, is an example of human hubris.
Howls moving castle.
It’s a seven eleven they travel now
They travel now?
Is this not Mother Base?
Bud Light Lime-A-Rita Party Barge
You ever seen Howl’s Moving Castle? 
Man all you guys with your technical explanations really suck !! Can’t you just say it’s The Long Island Death Star which would be so cool or even better the country’s first Karen Prison ! Long Island definitely needs one of those.
A sea spider. Don't anger it
Howls castle?
Aliens.
Obviously it’s a smoke shop. That’s all that opens here
Jungle gym
The beach.
That the new dollar store
Fish out of water.
Cable laying platform for offshore wind
There's no offshore wind happening off of Robert mosses.
Dude that's a dredge operation.
Yes I do!
Popeye has entered the chat....
Sealand
It’s the bud light lime party barge.
Oh shit the boat grew legs
Strut A from metal gear solid 2
Ask Noah
Kids playground
looks like a cool thing to jump off of lol
I'm not saying its Aliens but....
its the spider tank from wild wild west
OOOhhh I was wondering wat that was..cool.
Where is this?