The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District vessel CURRITUCK is a split hull, special purpose dredge that is able to remove material in six feet of water.
While the CURRITUCK is home ported in Wilmington, it works in waters as far north as Maine and into the Gulf of Mexico.
In addition to removing dredged material from the channel, the CURRITUCK can transport the material to the downdrift beach and deposit it in the surf zone to nourish sand-starved beaches.
Built by the Barbour Boat Works from North Carolina in 1974, the vessel was converted to dredge in 1977 at the US Army Engineer Yard, Eagle Island, North Carolina.
Dredging Today Staff