Before we get into the nitty gritty of this vlog, we wanted to make sure that you knew we inserted "The Scoop" at the 12:40 mark. If you have any questions that you'd like us to answer in future videos, have at it!

This episode brought Aaron and Matt out to the Boston Harbor to meet up with the folks over at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company.

GLDD was working on a large-scale dredging operation that included a massive Liebherr 996 excavator dredging rock at the bottom of the ocean (ps. it's the largest waterside excavator In the United States), a bucket barge with 10-foot wide buckets, and an active ship channel with 5 different work areas.

The goal of this project was to dredge up a 47-foot channel so that they could bring in much larger ships at any tide.

Also to NOTE: There were multiple obstacles to watch out for in this project… Like...

1. Spuds! (a specialized type of barge) The Apache rig had 4 of them that anchor her in place.
2. A couple of buried power lines and an old sewer line (all of which were very very deep.) #dredging #construction #heavyequipment

To learn more about Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, click here: https://gldd.com/

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--VIDEO CHAPTERS–
0:00 - Intro
2:19 - Explanation
7:34 - Digging Rocks
9:54 - Inside the Cab
10:45 - Digging Rocks Up Close
11:30 - Heading to the Apache
12:10 - Product/Map Explanation
12:40 - The Scoop
15:42 - Product/Map Explanation Part 2
16:55 - Prepping the Blast
18:36 - Underwater Blasting
19:00 - Heaving Pinnacles So Deep Draft Ships Don't Run Aground
20:34 - Leaving the Job Site
21:01 - No Mic, No Problems
21:21 - Outro