Picture of the Day: Dredger ‘Lantic Bay’

The Fowey Harbor Commissioner’s (FHC) Dredger ‘Lantic Bay’ has a special place in the maritime history of the Port of Fowey.

Named after the bay 1 mile east of the harbor, she was built in 1957 by FHC in their ship yard at Brazen Island. She carried out decades of dredging work in Fowey harbor and further afield until in 2003, when FHC decided to sell her as considerable investment was required to keep her operational.

She was sold and operated from Fleetwood by Wyre Marine Services for over 10 years in which time some significant changes were made to her accommodation and a swing shovel was added.

In 2014, with rising costs to Fowey in outside dredging contracts and the need for dredging in the tight confines of some of the creeks in the harbor, it was decided to purchase the Lantic Bay back and she has now ‘come home’ to Fowey and is working successfully to dredge the leisure areas of the Port.

She still maintains the capability of working elsewhere and has the appropriate coding to do so.

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