A hazard to shipping no more?

Over the winter a massive sand bank has built up close to the west pier at the mouth of the River Nairn. The sand bank was five to six feet high in places and topped with pebbles of various sizes. Tonight at low tide heavy machinery was in action trying to spread the material over a wider are of beach in an effort to remove what had become a potential hazard to users of Nairn harbour.

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