I think this one is looking for his nest.
Truck for sale!
Thanks to these guys for all their hard work!
Patricia Schaefer
Category: In the News
Video of Truck Recovery in Cap’n Sams 6/10/2015
This video shows the recovery of the truck that was lost in closing of the cut last week.
Video by Hal Copple
Cap’n Sams Cut – Today 6/10/2015
R.E. Goodson was on the jobsite at low tide early this morning to remove the dump truck and bulldozer that were submerged in the inlet. Using additional bulldozers, dump trucks and cables, the dump truck was removed at about 7:30am and the bulldozer at approximately 9:15am. Although the fuel had been drained from both vehicles when they became stuck in the inlet, absorbent barriers were positioned around the equipment in the event any fuel was released from the submerged vehicles during removal. Representatives of the Coast Guard, OCRM and SCDHEC were onsite for the entire process and indicated the site was clean and the activity posed no environmental threat.
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO: REMOVAL OF SUBMERGED VEHICLE
The stockpiling of sand continues on both sides of the inlet. This will continue until sufficient quantities have been accumulated and the closure can be completed. Our engineering firm is optimistic that it can take place later this week depending on weather and tide cycles.
The stockpiling of sand continues on both sides of the inlet. This will continue until sufficient quantities have been accumulated and the closure can be completed. Our engineering firm is optimistic that it can take place later this week depending on weather and tide cycles.
Cap’n Sams Cut Today 6/9/2015
Here are some photos, courtesy of Patricia Schaefer.
These are the guys working to stockpile more sand for the next attempt at closing.
The guys in the water I believe are connecting the cables to drag the equipment out tomorrow.
The last one is the new bulldozer coming in for tomorrow’s work.
Patricia Schaefer
Cap’n Sams Relocation Project Update: 06/08/15
R.E. Goodson was back on site this morning at 8:00 AM. They began scraping and stockpiling sand. They will continue stockpiling sand until they have enough to begin the closure sequence. The tide conditions are favorable on Thursday and Friday, and they hope to attempt the closure as early as Thursday if they have enough sand stockpiled.
R.E. Goodson will attempt to recover the dump truck and bulldozer that were lost during the first closure attempt on Wednesday morning at low tide by pulling them out using two bulldozers and steel cables. They are bringing in two additional larger bulldozers to help with this recovery and the closure sequence.
All of the fuel and oil was removed from the vehicles by a dive team over the weekend. SCDHEC and the US Coast Guard have visited the site and inspected it for navigation safety and environmental concerns. At no point did the contractor, engineer, or regulatory inspectors find any evidence fuel or oil leaks.
Cap’n Sams Cut Update
The plan to recover the bulldozer and dump truck from the attempted closure of the Kiawah River is being evaluated by the contractor, R.E. Goodson per Steve Hirsch from SIPOA. An article in the Post and Courier this morning offered a little more information. Here are some exerpts:
“No sooner than the sand berm went up to stop the Kiawah River, it came down. Now a bulldozer and a dump truck lie in the inlet off embattled Capt. Sam’s Spit.
The berm is designed to block the river where it empties into the ocean. It’s part of a recutting of the inlet by R.E. Goodson out of Darlington for the property owners association of neighboring Seabrook Island. It collapsed on Thursday to a surging tide a half-foot above normal. “The tide came in higher than they expected and it washed out,” U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Chris Ruleman said Friday.
An environmental cleanup company has been hired by Goodson to remove fuel, hydraulic fluid and other pollutants. Ruleman couldn’t say when the equipment might be able to be moved. “We’re continuing to investigate and keep an eye on it. We haven’t seen any sign of (oil product) sheening on the water so far,” Ruleman said. S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control staff also were on the scene Friday, a spokeswoman said.
A mariner’s warning is being broadcast because the equipment is too far under to be easily seen at high tide. Seabrook Island Town Administrator Randy Pierce said he drove out Friday morning and couldn’t see anything.”
Patricia Schaefer sent us these pictures from the scene today. The person in the photos is supposedly an engineer from R.E. Goodson.
Submitted by Tidelines Staff
Cap’n Sams Inlet Closure Video
CAP’N SAMS RELOCATION PROJECT: CLOSURE UPDATE
Construction for new Cap’n Sams Inlet began on schedule May 18th and by June 1st, the basin for the new channel was nearly complete. The project team elected to breach the seaward end of the basin on Tuesday June 2nd because of favorable tides. By then, the stockpile of sand on the Kiawah side of the inlet was nearly 50 ft high, in position to close the channel.
Goodson Construction, the contractor, shifted some equipment to Seabrook and began stockpiling sand for the closure. We elected to attempt closure on Thursday June 4th, again because of favorable timing of the tides, but unfortunately the tide came in too fast to hold the initial dike and the first attempt was abandoned.
Plans now call for rebuilding a larger stockpile on the Seabrook side and bringing in extra dozers. For the next few days, we’ll keep the new channel closed at the landward end and return to the site on Monday with a rested crew. Sand will be stockpiled on both sides of the inlet until we have enough positioned for the final closure. We’ll establish flow in the new channel before attempting another closure of the existing inlet. We’re confident the project will be complete within the next 10 days.
Submitted by Steve Hirsch
SIPOA Director of Engineering
Photo by Bill Nelson
Dump Truck in Capt Sams Cut
I was down on Cap’n Sams just before sunset and was surprised to see a dump truck in the middle of the cut. From what I understand the driver escaped injury.
Submitted by Joanne Threlfall
Kiawah Inlet Closure Photos and Video
Patricia Schaefer sent in a nice series of photos capturing the closure of the Kiawah River inlet yesterday. More details on the status of the closure will be published in Tidelines shortly.
Photos submitted by Patricia Schaefer
Aerial video by SIPOA
Cap’n Sams Cut is Open!!
They opened the cut on Cap’n Sams Spit yesterday! Here is a video of the first few minutes. A longer video (17 minutes) is available at the SIPOA website.
Cap’n Sams Cut Pictures
The Cap’n Sams cut continues to progress rapidly. Pictures courtesy of Patricia Schaefer and Bill Thomas.