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January 9, 2007: Clean-up and Blast Preparations for T-1

Here is the port worksite - T-1, Manny's crane and the lone Grace pier

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Here is the Ravenel Bridge today

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and here is the situation on December 6, 2005 - just before blasting the Drum Creek main span

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Lots of cleanup. Richard Simmons is moving stuff from here to there

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and here is Sparky art - T-2, T-1 and the East Bay pier

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A view with the setting sun

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Mickey's guys are going to set the charges for the T-1 base area and wrap the vertical columns with chain link fence to retard lateral movement debris. Probably only the lower half will be charged with the upper half simply falling and then Michael with his hammer and Jimmy with his grapple will unbuild the upper half

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Lots of chain link fence

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Another view of the worksite

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Here is Jimmy grappling for something

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An inside look at Jimmy

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Then the shipping containers will be placed between T-1 and the Sea Breeze Marina - again contain lateral movement of debris

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Richard here performs the up, up and away protocol - this is the up phase

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and more of the up phase

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Then the away phase

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