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Monday, 26/Oct/2009
Barge Working Off Bowmore, Islay
![The construction fence with the barge in the background Picture of a construction fence around a water treatment outlet, a barge with a crane in the background](../2009images/20091026-bowmore-construction.jpg)
Loch Indaal around Bowmore is quite busy at the moment and that's not only because the geese having arrived on Islay recently. If you walk down to the pier, past the construction fence, you'll see two barges and a ship working on Loch Indaal. The most visible activity seems to be taking place on the barge anchored just off Bowmore distillery, at least it was that way on Thursday afternoon:
![The barge anchored just off Bowmore distillery, in the distance you can make out the coaster. The fishing boat passing between is not involved in the work, it just happened to pass by when I was taking pictures Picture of a barge with a crane, a coaster and a passing fishing boat](../2009images/20091026-bowmore-barge-ship.jpg)
ForArgyll has some more background in Bowmore’s new Waste Water Treatment Works enters key stage. Taking a closer look at the barge we can see one of the ‘special mattresses’ being lowered into the water:
![The crane on the barge lowering one of the ‘special mattresses’ into the water Picture of a barge crane lowering a 'special mattress' for a waterworks outlet into the water](../2009images/20091026-bowmore-barge-at-work.jpg)
Finally a closer look at the ‘special mattresses’ being lowered into the water. Not sure what the colourful cable the diver (?) is holding is for. Some link to divers working under water placing the mattresses?
![A closer look at the 'special mattress' being lowered into the water Picture of a 'special mattress' for a waterworks outlet being lowered into the water](../2009images/20091026-bowmore-detail.jpg)
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