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Last summer we were on the Mississippi and pulled into a lock behind a big pontoon boat that from the looks of it was having a bachelor party and hired some strippers. They were partying like it was 1999! My 10 year old son was standing on the bow of the boat holding the rope when one of the strippers stood on the back of the pontoon and flashed him.He looked at my and rolled his eyes.I had a similar thing happen a few years ago. I was headed out to go salmon fishing just at sunrise. As I am heading out the harbor, two drunk women are on the pier calling out. They flash me. I asked them if they wanted to come fishing. They said sure. I was kidding, but for a split second..... . Then... naw. Nothing good can come of that.
No, the whole on-shore operation was done by Lampson. The on-water part was handled by Tidewater Barge Lines.Lampson?
They pushed the barge up against the loading dock with the small tug holding it tight and the larger tug holding it in position against the current.
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As you can see, the deck of the barge is several feet above the level of the dock so they simply started to fill the barge with water until it sank down to where both dock and barge deck were level.
In this next shot they are using the crane to lift a lifting strap over the top of the core. I'm not sure but I think this is to hold the core down while they are jacking it up so it doesn't flip into the river.
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As you can see in this pic they have lowered the barge so people and equipment can easily go from land to the barge.
View attachment 77359 One of several trucks they use to haul the core to the burial site a few miles away.
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Here's the core loaded onto the crawler they use to transport it. All of this equipment is owned and operated by Pacific Transport, a division of Lampson Crane which is headquartered here in Pasco.
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View attachment 77366 Here's the core moving toward the burial site. Look closely at the gravel road. Shortly before they started the move the entire road was sprayed down to eliminate any dust. The road itself is graded before they us it and IIRC there are no more than 1/2" elevation change (bumps in the road) within a 1/4 mile stretch. The truck making the tow moves at a crawl speed and they have a man at each side walking along to make sure nothing goes wrong.
Here are a few random pics of some of their equipment...
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This last pic shows 3 of their tow trucks pulling the reactor core up the slope from the river to flat land above it.
Don't think that little blue fender is going to do that hunk of steel much good.
Nothing I really thought was weird but we always have tugs and barges running around us. See them pushing barges up against the shore wall. We also have a large dredge on the Ohio that runs all the time. They have a small pontoon that they taxi around with. Shell is also building a cracker plant (fracking) right down river from us and they had some very large objects they were barging around last year. We also have a small pontoon called the Tiki Hut. No engine. Just a small shelter with double hung windows and T-111 siding. It stays at the dock.
Now I would LOVE to see that going by. You are one lucky dude.On the Potomac River last fall.
Now I would LOVE to see that going by. You are one lucky dude.