BAR DEPTH IMPROVED
SHOALING REMOVED BY MONDAY’S FRESH GOOD POSITION SHOWN The bar is now in good condition, said the harbourmaster, Captain H. Moar, this afternoon. He added that the five-knot fresh in the Grey river on Monday had removed much of the shoaling which had previously given concern to the port authorities. Soundings taken yesterday by the harbourmaster showed an improvement of two feet in the depth of water on the bar. It was also shown that the sand banks which had formed at the harbour mouth during the previous few weeks, had been swept away. Shipping was not unduly affected by these banks. A low water depth of 14 feet and a high-water ‘ depth of 23ft lOins have now been recorded. With the bar in a favourable condition and with only a moderate swell - , three vessels were able to sail yesterday while another crossed the bar early this morning. Contrary to the position which usually arises following a fresh in the river, the berthages have not been shoaled up. The position there is actually. unaltered. They were “not so bad,” said the harbourmaster to-day, but dredging operations were being carried out at Nos. 3 and 4 berths.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 September 1946, Page 6
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