My, that is a whopper!

From this morning's Aberdeen Press and Journal:

"A £50million project to develop a north-east harbour to boost the town’s economy broke ground yesterday when a huge dredger docked.

Dutch firm Boskalis sailed into Peterhead armed with its German-flagged MP 40 dredger vessel to begin deepening the north harbour.

Weighing 1,257 tonnes, the MP40 is one of the biggest dredgers in the world. (It looks even bigger full screen!)

When complete, it is hoped the deepened harbour will encourage new economic ventures in the town and allow for larger boats to berth at the port.

A spokeswoman for Boskalis said the walls of Peterhead Harbour had to be strengthened before the MP 40 could begin work.

“The project includes a new dedicated whitefish landing hub and extensive deepening of the North Harbour, scheduled for completion in the spring of 2018,” she added."

The dredger was not only removing mud it was also digging deeply into the bedrock loading the spoil into a pair of barges to be dumped at sea.

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