Dragarms on the side of the Essayons dredge vessel lower pumps into the water. For eight months of the year, the Essayons creeps along the Pacific coast and the Columbia River, slowly dredging sand ...
Simply getting aboard the Essayons is a hairy proposition this time of year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge ship stretches the length of a football field and surges through the surf. To reach ...