NOVEMBER 2023CONSTRUCTIONTECHREVIEW.COM19CXO INSIGHTSPORT CONSTRUCTION: USING AN UNMANNED BOAT FOR UNCHARTED TERRITORY By Sarah Johnson, Senior Field Engineer, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.Demolishing a structure can be tricky, demolishing a failed dock that is partially submerged in 40 feet of murky water only to build a new one in its place, is extremely tricky. McCarthy Building Companies' Marine group experienced this firsthand when we started the demolition of a 100-year-old dock at the Port of Beaumont (Beau-mont, Texas). However, as with many things in life and construction, technology is coming to our aid.McCarthy's Marine Business Unit and McCarthy Mapping joined together to acquire McCarthy's first hydrographic survey boat, also known as an unmanned survey vessel (USV). This boat is different from a conventional man-operated survey boat because it is remotely operated and Sarah Johnson is a senior field engineer with McCarthy Building Companies Marine Business Unit and oversees USV work
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