Tyne tunnel dredging completed – by David Foxwell

Work to dredge a trench for the second Tyne Tunnel in the northeast of the UK has been completed. The dredger ‘Vesalius’ was used to create a channel in the riverbed between East Howdon and Jarrow.

Work to dredge a trench for the second Tyne Tunnel in the northeast of the UK has been completed. The dredger ‘Vesalius’ was used to create a channel in the riverbed between East Howdon and Jarrow.