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The Galveston Engineer District recently issued a warning for recreational boaters on the Galveston Harbor and Channel: take care around dredging operations. In collaboration with Orion Marine Group-the contractor carrying out the dredging in the Galveston Harbor and Channel-the district stressed increasing awareness of the dredge operations in the channel to local recreational boaters. While enjoying their time out on the water, people might not be aware of the potential danger posed by boating too close to a dredge, said Jason Shreve, the districts safety and occupational health chief. A dredge is a floating barge that basically clears out the bed of a harbor, river or channel and excavates materials from the bottom of the water, Shreve said. Dredging is usually done to reshape the land on the bottom of a body of water to improve navigability, construct dams or recover valuable minerals on the sea floor. |