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Suffolk County Begins Pumping Sand Onto Beach In Hampton Bays

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A dredge began moving sand from Shinnecock Inlet to the beach in Hampton Bays. GREG WEHNER

A dredge began moving sand from Shinnecock Inlet to the beach in Hampton Bays. GREG WEHNER

Crews at work on the emergency dredging operation to widen the beach just west of the Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays on Monday.

Crews at work on the emergency dredging operation to widen the beach just west of the Shinnecock Canal in Hampton Bays on Monday.

Crews have begun work on emergency dredging to bolster the dunes just west of Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Crews have begun work on emergency dredging to bolster the dunes just west of Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Crews have begun work on emergency dredging to bolster the dunes just west of Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Crews have begun work on emergency dredging to bolster the dunes just west of Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Crews have begun work on emergency dredging to bolster the dunes just west of Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Crews have begun work on emergency dredging to bolster the dunes just west of Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

authorGreg Wehner on Nov 4, 2019
An emergency operation to widen the beach in Hampton Bays just west of the Shinnecock Inlet, using dredged sand from the bottom of Shinnecock Bay, got underway on Sunday and... more

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