Dredging of Tenby’s harbour area to combat high levels of sandbanks around the pier is continuing this week.

Harbour and North Beach users in Tenby were being asked to please be aware of heavy moving machinery on the beach from Monday for five days, as the operation takes place.

Tenby harbourmaster Chris Salisbury said that sand was being removed from the mouth of the harbour and deposited at the north end of the beach. The operation is in place to alleviate high sandbanks, which makes it difficult for boats to enter and exit the harbour, which includes Tenby RNLI’s inshore lifeboat the Georgina Taylor.

The scheduled ‘boat-lift’ to return vessels to the water scheduled for April 6 has now been put on hold temporarily whilst the Coronavirus crisis continues.

Dredging was also temporarily put on hold on Tuesday morning, whilst the harbourmaster received conformation that the work could continue in light of the Government instructions that were made on Monday night.

“This morning (Tuesday) I have had conversations with NRW (Natural Resources Wales) explaining that these works are essential, if we are to keep provisions to Caldey Island on the neap tides, whilst importantly the RNLI may need to use the harbour to evacuate any casualties should this arise. NRW have given us the ok to carry on and get the works completed on these grounds,” explained Mr. Salisbury.