This will only start after the first mobile crane begins operating to ensure freight can still be transferred to and from the shore throughout the project.

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Officials said a giant crane would begin operating to try to move bags of sand into the gap.

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He said he was once scolded for standing on a bucket on the rig, yet the next day, Transocean ordered a crane to continue operating amid high winds, against its own policies.

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