E.ON to remove immobilised Rampion digger drom Lancing Beach

The elevated excavator, which has been immobilised off Lancing Beach, will be recovered in the next week, subject to weather conditions.

The digger had finished backfilling cable duct trenches dug along the seabed when it became immobilised in early April. A land-based recovery was considered however, as the digger was embedded in the seabed, a sea-based recovery using a specialist vessel is required. The Cormorant, a floating sheerleg crane vessel, fitted with two 300 tonnes cranes, will be working on site to recover the digger. Chris Tomlinson, Development and Stakeholder Manager for the project, said, “We want to thank people for bearing with us over the last couple of months while we’ve planned the vehicle recovery and we also welcome the interest the... ... More: Official Press Release E.ON

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E.ON, Rampion, digger