NEYLAND, PEMBROKESHIRE, U.K. – Yacht Havens Group Ltd., owner of six premier yachting facilities in the U.K, has taken delivery of an IMS Model 4010 Versi-Dredge® at its Neyland Yacht Haven location. The dredge will maintain several of the Yacht Havens Group’s yachting facilities around the U.K. These marinas accommodate various watercraft and yachts for leisure and competitive boating. The Model 4010 Versi-Dredge® was delivered on a single trailer and launched by a boat lift with an IMS service technician present on-site.

“We have bought a 4010 Versi-Dredge® to dredge at our marinas in Neyland Yacht Haven, South Wales and Fambridge Yacht Haven, Essex U.K.,” said Dylan Kalis, managing director of Yacht Haven Group Ltd. “Both of these marinas are very narrow with large tidal ranges and high siltation rates; the 4010 met our criteria for a compact, effective, and road transportable cutter suction dredger with a 24 foot (8 m) working depth,” said Kalis.

Maneuverability was a key factor in the dredge selection process for the Yacht Havens Group. IMS’s patented Starwheel Drive® self-propulsion system, a cable-free feature on all IMS Versi-Dredge® models, allows the operator to move in and out of boat slips and channels without disruption to boat traffic. The Starwheels can be operated on the surface as a paddle wheel or on the bottom as a traction drive. Both the Starwheels are equipped to operate at variable depths and speeds giving the operator complete control and excellent maneuverability within confined spaces that dredgers typically encounter in marinas.

Kalis said: “The controls are easy to manage, the John Deere engine is easily accessible, the Starwheel Drive® system works on the surface and the bottom, the cutterhead makes an 8 foot (2.6 m) wide bite into material on a 1 meter high face, and most importantly, the production of the 4010 is good."

As soon as testing is completed at Neyland Yacht Havens later this month, Yacht Havens Group will transport their Versi-Dredge® by road to Fambridge Yacht Havens in Essex to perform its first maintenance dredging project. The Yacht Havens Group is also planning on chartering the dredge for berth and channel maintenance at other marinas in the U.K.

4010 Versi-Dredge is commissioned at Neyland Yacht Haven It's compact size and horizontal cutter make it extremely efficient in marine dredging operations.

The 4010 propels itself through Neyland Yacht Haven's main channel without cables, using the patented Starwheel Drive self-propulsion system

Aerial view of Neyland Yacht Haven