Fred Loxley completed demolition work for Paragon Marine Services, Inc., near Naples, Illinois, in August 2008. Paragon intentionally grounded this damaged barge on the banks of the Illinois River during high water. Call manager Larry Jamison (800-628-3785) for references.
Fred Loxley recovered all steel from this sunken barge near Beardstown, IL. The abandoned barge was 95-percent submerged in mud and water.
Duration of a barge demolition depends on:
a. mobilization
b. road access to sunken barge
c. soil stability near barge
d. demobilization
The sunken barge blocked passage and made docking by tug boats or other watercraft impossible.
Here Fred Loxley's two excavators are shown workng in tandem to recover steel from the barge submerged in mud and water. Note: depending on the stability of the soil near the barge, it may be necessary to work off crane mats and timber mats as seen in this photo.
Barge Access: as part of the mobilization, Fred Loxley built an access road to the sunken barge. Road building takes time and adds to the expense of a demolition. Here a bulldozer pulls a scrap trailer full of barge steel over the unpaved access road and away from the demolition site.