Channel Islands Harbor dredging completed

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the bi-annual dredging of the Channel Islands Harbor in California.

For two months, the hydraulic cutter-head suction dredge H.R. Morris worked in and around the harbor entrance to remove around 900,000 cubic yards of sand.

The dredged sand was pumped from the harbor down to the beach at Port Hueneme, which erodes over time due to normal sand migration along the coast.

This replenishment will provide vital shore protection for downcoast facilities, including the Naval installations at Port Hueneme and Point Mugu, the Port of Hueneme, and City of Port Hueneme.