Six hundred tones of Cornish granite was deposited at the Dun Laoghaire Baths on Saturday (September 25th 2021) as part of additional rock armour protection measures for the Dublin Bay site heavily exposed to easterly gales.
The load was deposited in ideal conditions during one high tide at lunchtime using a multi-purpose flat top pontoon barge.
The barge, named Mormaen 15, arrived from Falmouth in the UK and skilfully placed the massive rocks using a large long-reach onboard excavator between the new quay wall and the town's East Pier.
The rock will protect the new works, including the recently installed Roger Casement statue, a centrepiece of the much anticipated €13.5m project.
(Above and below) The multi-role marine platform is positioned into place at Dun Laoghaire Baths by tugs Sarah Grey and AMS Retriever
Manoeuvring the 60-metre x 22-metre barge into position at Scotsman's Bay involved using the UK flagged towing tug Sara Grey assisted by AMS Retriever.
The Dublin Port Pilot boat Camac was also in attendance as the pictures above show.
The refurbishment has so far taken over three years to date and been hit by a number of setbacks, not least the COVID-19 pandemic. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council had estimated a December 2021 completion date but this has recently been updated to "late Spring 2022".
