The Deputy Mayor of Drogheda has been campaigning for some time the removal of a disused dredger, Hebble Sand, at Drogheda Port.
As LMFM reports, Independent Councillor Kevin Callan has welcomed confirmation from Louth County Council that the 757-ton grab-hopper dredger is to be removed from Drogheda Port next month.
The former self-propelled dredger received remedial action after partially sinking on the River Boyne when berthed at the port’s town North Quay in 2022. It was subsequently re-floated and remains at the same quay.
Hebble Sand, at over 60 years old, has been alongside the quayside for more than a decade, having served a career along east coast ports and originally in the UK.
According to Cllr. Callan, the local authority's engineering and environmental teams will play a role in confirming that the proposal with regard to the veteran vessel is in order.
Cllr. Callan has welcomed the removal of the 43-metre dredger; however, he's not satisfied with the delays, as the Drogeda Port Company did not attend a meeting of the Drogheda Borough District. This meeting was to have discussed the matter with the elected members for over 12 months.
To listen to the Cllr, who still wants answers as to why it took almost two years to remove the dredger, the radio station also has an audio clip.
