Modern Dungeness Lighthouse
East of Power Station
Kent
Brought into operation 20th November 1961
The Vac Truck team has recently been involved with working at an unusual site.
The lighthouse was undergoing a structural examination but faced a difficult situation when they found the basement covered in shingle and large stones.
Removal of materials from this basement had, until the Vac Truck team was called in by Trinity House, proven a challenge.
The Vac Truck team managed to excavate the material within a day, removing material at a depth of approximately 3 meters. We used between 12 and 18 meters of heavy duty extension hose that first of all stretched almost 6 meters from our excavator outside the lighthouse and continued through the lighthouse doors down to the basement.
This is the first time the Vac Truck team has been involved in excavating material from a lighthouse, although we hope to continue to demonstrate how quick this method of excavating proves to be in other challenging situations along with maintaining our safety records and working procedures.
The photos below show the capabilities of the heavy duty extension hoses we use on the Vac Truck excavators.
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| Extension Hose in use removing material from the basement |
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| Hose extensions being used to allow access through the Lighthouse |
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| Extension Hose in use |
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| Extension hose at the entrance of the Lighthouse |
