PONTOON BERTH FOR PERSONNEL BOATS - RHUGH GARBH


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Pontoons for visiting yachts, cruise boats and local small boats within fishing harbour on the island of Skye.


Rhugh Garbh

Client - Yeoman (Morvern) Ltd - Completion - 1999 - Value £0.25m


AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Heavy duty steel pontoon berth for personnel boats serving remote quarry, with mooring system, access bridge and fendering.


PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS

  • Steel pontoon 27m x 11m, fabricated from 3 smaller units
  • Chain and anchor mooring system
  • Heavy duty access bridge with landing platform
  • Fendering to berthing faces
  • Excavation of foreshore to create mooring and manoeuvring basin

KEY FEATURES

Robust, versatile and accessible berthing to replace overnight moorings; heavy duty mooring system designed for exposed location; sensitive deployment of moorings to protect rare serpulid beds on sea bed.


CONTRACTORS

Civil Contractor - Yeoman (Morvern) Ltd

Steelwork Fabricator - Hyde Project Engineering

Bridge Supplier - Intermarine Ltd