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Removal Of Stones From Crocus Bay
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tons of stones swept ashore at Crocus Bay by the high sea swells which preceded Festival Del Mar at Island Harbour Bay, are a Godsend to the island’s costly road development programme.
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Removal of stones from Crocus Bay
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The northern to northwest waves of 12-15 feet, occasioned by a storm which passed north of the Leeward Islands, pounded Anguilla’s coastline. The weather halted fishing and boating on the island, resulted in the closure of the seaports between Anguilla and St. Martin/St. Maarten and, although it improved later, the planned Easter holiday boat racing in Anguilla had to be cancelled.
The large quantity of stones piled up at Crocus Bay affected easy access there; and many alarmed persons wondered how the clean-up of the beach would be carried out and what use the stones would be put to.
The answer came on Monday this week when local building contractor, Cuthwin Webster, with the agreement of the Ministry of Infrastructure, moved in his heavy equipment and proceeded, with the assistance of workmen, to move and transport the stones to Corito for storage.
Mr. Webster, who recently constructed a two-mile asphalt road network in the Sachasses/North Hill area, estimated conservatively that the stones were about 40 big truck loads, some 2,000 cubic yards. He said the stones would eventually be recycled and crushed for use in road construction to be undertaken by Government.
“The stones are most ideal [for that purpose] and much harder than the stuff from the quarries,” he told The Anguillian. He was of the opinion that most of the stones might have come from the cliffs and land area at Crocus Bay. “The stones could have been accumulated over the years but sat on the seabed waiting to be thrown up by rough waves,” he stated. “It is a lot of stuff and over some 500 feet and we will take it all out to the level of the shoreline, allowing the sand to return.”
Webster said he and his crew would spend about three days cleaning the beach and if necessary would resume the work later. He gave particular credit to Doujon David, his main heavy equipment operator, who did an excellent job using the excavator to remove the stones without damaging the beachfront.