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Listed below are five short videos showing the various stages of the Mat Sinking Unit's mat-laying operation. Click on the appropriate image to see and hear what it's like to work on the Mat Sinking Unit. You will need to use a motion picture player such as "mplayer.exe" to view these images.

 

 

Barge change  New load of 'mats' arriving by barge. (10 MB)

          On deck view   Placing mat from the barge to the matboat deck. (4.5MB)

                     On deck view   Mats being placed for tying together. (3.9MB)

                               On deck view   Mats being tied together by a special 40 pound pneumatic tying tool. (5.5MB)

                                            Launching down   Once completed the mats are launched into the river. (5.5MB)

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