Teamwork was in action recently as the Marine crew walked the 138 onto “Big Al” for the first time, operated by none other than our fearless leader, Mark Bancroft.
The ramps were an in-house design by Garrick Frost and then built in-house by a combination of the Fabrication Shop and Marine crew. In order to make the ramps as versatile as possible, they were designed and built to allow for modifications that will permit excavators and other equipment to also be driven onto the barge.
This big step was just in time as the Marine Division recently was awarded their first two significant contracts.
Repairing Ponce’s Landing pier on Long Island in Casco Bay, and
A 2.3 million-dollar, multi-year project repairing several docks in Portland serviced by Casco Bay Lines.
While those bids were being secured, Dan Hassett and his crew have been working hard to rebuild a section of seawall at the Coast Guard Base in South Portland. Once complete, they will move the crane barge to the other end of Casco Bay to begin the Ponce’s Landing project.
12/13/2024
The Marine Division just completed a six-week seawall modification at the South Portland Coast Guard Base. This project was aimed to allow the Coast Guard vessels to tie up to the seawall, in all weather conditions, without risking damage to the boat or seawall.
The crew started by removing parts of the old wall, as well as adding roughly 85 feet of new 12×12 and 8×8 timbers. This all happened while working with the tide coming in and out, which allowed a maximum of 3 hours of work!
Shout outs go to:
Tommy Bancroft and Damien Watts for their persistence drilling over a hundred holes through the piles, timber, and sheet piles to tie everything together;
Ryan Howe for operation of the crane;
Robert Sicotte for operating the MOVAC; and
Jared Ham for jumping in to help mid-project.
You each made this project a success and kept us on schedule. Thank you for the dedication!
The final phase of this project will be completed in January when Camel fenders are installed. The crew has now shifted to loading Big Al for the next project on Long Island to repair the Ponce’s Landing pier — supporting the commercial fisherman who operate from the island.
