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Oyster Bay Breaks Down Twice in Montauk, Still on Track for Completion by Close of Dredge Window

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Dredge Oyster Bay has stopped work twice now after a pair of mechanical failures. As of Friday, it was not operational. JACK MOTZ

A boat arrives outside the inlet on Friday afternoon. JACK MOTZ

An excavator equipped with a "clamshell" is stationed on a large barge. Part of the project includes the removal of 16,000 cubic yards of sand, which the clamshell lifts from the floor of the inlet. JACK MOTZ

Dredge Oyster Bay JACK MOTZ

Dredge Oyster Bay has twice now broken down in Lake Montauk Inlet, but officials expect that the project will nonetheless be completed within the winter dredge window. Towering over Gosman’s... more

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Oyster Bay Breaks Down Twice in Montauk, Still on Track for Completion by Close of Dredge Window

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