Sennen LIfeboat Station - making ready with the crane in Newlyn

One of several vessels currently waiting for sailing instructions before moving round the corner to start work on Sennen's lifeboat station; seen here, the business end of the Norma, a small inshore dredger from Westminster Dredging - where there are currently some job opportunties.......
also at the end of the New Quay waits the crane, with its 10.5 ton heavy counter-balance from Carillion, a heavyweight company with a broad range of services in many areas that include construction......
resting on the quay, the working end of the jib capable of lifting 80 tons.......
Doris K, built in 1969 at Richard Dunstones' historic yard on the river Thorne, accessed by canal from the sea, one of the waiting tugs shows signs of recent wear and tear......
the Taskis will be used to tow the platform and crane to Sennen shortly......
but not before some running gear is changed.....
with a 19mm wire in need of replacement being pulled off......
spliced temporarily to the replacement on a drum.....
the rig has been jacked flush with the quay to allow the crane to motor aboard......
the harbour provides better rubbish services these days, in the past all this would have been 'recycled' (dumped) at sea!