Water-injection-dredger at work and also based in Cuxhaven

Flag: Germany

Port of Registry: Cuxhaven

Length: 40m

Beam: 10m

Draft: 1.8 m

Speed​​: 6.3 knots

Callsign: DB2931

MMSI: 211448440

IMO: 950 223

Owner: N-Ports Cuxhaven


A water injection dredger is a self propelled dredger which brings the sediment to be excavated into suspension with waterjets. This suspension is denser than water. It will be carried away by gravity and currents. Water injection dredging is mainly used for maintenance in harbors