


The sediments might be gathered for purposes like: The excavation carried out in either shallow or fresh waters with the aim to gather up the sediments located in the bottom to dispose of at another place is called Dredging. from the seabed is referred to as a dredger ship or more commonly a dredger.ĭredgers are of great importance, as they serve the purpose of ensuring the necessary safe bottom clearance for safer voyages. In a more general sense, a ship equipped with an excavation tool that is capable of weeding off depositions such as sand, gravel, sediments, etc.

A marine vessel fitted with a device(s) to scrap or suck the sediment deposition over a sea bed is known as a dredger (The device used for excavation and scraping of the sea bed is called the Dredge).
