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Saw a crew on the Mississippi near St. Louis running their cutterhead at half speed for the whole day shift. Never seen that before.
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david_jones381mo ago
Buddy of mine was on a dredge up near Alton a few years back. They had to run slow like that for a solid week. Turns out the survey was off and they were right on top of a big old gas line. Every scoop was just clay and nerves. Captain said it was the quietest week of his life, just listening for that scrape.
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lindag331mo ago
Man, that scrape sound is the worst. Had a similar thing happen near Baton Rouge where we were just feathering the controls for days.
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lewis.finley1mo ago
That "quietest week" line hits hard. It's not just the noise, it's the whole crew holding their breath together. You don't forget a feeling like that.
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