Georgetown Harbor channels restored after dredging removed more than 560,000 cubic yards

The dredge Brunswick, operated by Southern Dredging Co., works in Georgetown Harbor on Aug. 12, 2026

A two-month maintenance dredging project has restored Georgetown Harbor’s Steel Mill and Bypass channels to their authorized 12-foot depth after shoaling reduced some areas to less than five feet.

USACE documentation shows Georgetown Harbor dredging underway Aug. 12

The Dredge Brunswick works in the Savannah shipping channel in this 2010 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers file photo. The vessel was documented performing maintenance dredging in Ge

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District video recorded Aug. 12 shows Southern Dredging’s Dredge Brunswick removing sediment in Georgetown Harbor’s Bypass and Steel Mill channels.