What The Heck Is That Thing In The Middle Of Maine’s Kennebec River?

Earlier in the present day (October sixteenth), on my approach residence from church, I crossed the Kennebec River in Augusta utilizing the Memorial Bridge.  The “huge bridge”, as my daughters name it, offers individuals in all however the smallest (lowest) automobiles nice views up and down the river.  Trying north you’ll be able to see the Calumet Bridge and, on the proper angle, Mill Park.  Trying south you’ll be able to see past the Kennebec Arsenal.

Midway throughout, I occurred to look left (south) and seen one thing in the course of the river.  Usually, throughout the hotter months, there are a good variety of small boats and different watercraft cruising up and down the river.  Nevertheless, by center of October, the boaters have all referred to as it a season.

Desirous to be protected as a result of I used to be driving, I could not actually spend a whole lot of time specializing in the merchandise, so I rotated and crossed the bridge once more.  Yep, there was positively one thing within the river.  That is after I parked and walked out onto the bridge.

This is one of many footage that I took

So, what’s it?

At first, I assumed I used to be taking a look at a half-submerged logging truck.  Trying nearer on the footage, I knew it could not be that.

Regardless that I’ve by no means heard of them dredging the Kennebec River this far north (at the very least not within the 2020s), I assumed possibly it was a part of some type of dredging operation.  So, I did what any regular particular person would do in 2022, I did some Googling.  Nope!  That is not it.

Due to some associates contained in the Metropolis of Augusta, now we have the reply.  Apparently, it’s a piece of development tools engaged on a brand new sewer line going underneath the river.

So, in the event you occur to see this object in the course of the river, that is what is going on on.