Today around Koksijde – what are these for?

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  1. Fenders, to protect the side of boats from repeatedly impacting the dock because of the waves which could cause damage

  2. Iirc the pipe is used to pump fresh sand onto the beach. I figure it’s extra necessary now after last week’s storms

  3. Fenders, we had them on our boat, the biggest one was maybe the size of a soda bottle… These, well, they are a little bigger.

    I’ve seen ones this size before, at the Norfolk, VA naval base, keeping massive naval vessels from banging in to each other.

    In this case I think we are probably safe from a random destroyer hitting a pipe on Koksijde beach, so they’re probably there to provide flotation.

    It may seem massive overkill but the fenders are having to counter the weight of the pipe and whatever is in it, over a distance, not just the smaller area where the two meet.

  4. pro tip: after the next really windy day, go to the spot where they added the sand, lots and lots of sharkteeth to be found then 🙂 look for black triangular shapes in the sand about 1 – 3 cm long usually

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