by Hornbeam » Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:48 pm
Working on the Dredge was a canny job and different every day, however it did have it's dangers either from unexplored ordinances or serious infections from the spoil which could end up killing you if you are not wearing protective equipment like gloves, it was quite unnerving listening to metallic items rattling through the Suction Pump, fortunately the larger items were stopped by the grid on the Suction Head, 40 MM Bofors Shells were about the largest objects to jam the Suction Pump when I was on the Dredge.
It must be very interesting dredging the Canals and Rivers in Holland, France and Germany bearing in mind the amount of ordinance and equipment which must still be in there along with the occasional aircraft where I must highlight and thank the great efforts by the Specialist Dutch Military Recovery Teams in the recovery of any Aircrew for a Military Funeral and closure for their Relatives.