A clamshell bucket aboard the DB Catalina transfers dredged sediment into a material barge during annual maintenance dredging operations at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina. Mechanical dredges are preferred for operations near MOTSU because they reduce impacts to marine life and require less support infrastructure, minimizing interference with vessel traffic and installation operations. (Courtesy photo)
| Date Taken: | 06.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.22.2026 14:50 |
| Photo ID: | 9765856 |
| VIRIN: | 260616-A-XB412-7117 |
| Resolution: | 640x480 |
| Size: | 90.1 KB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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