AU Grabber
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The AU Grabber (pronounced as: Gold Grabber) is an self-propelled barge excavator dredge used to mine Bering Sea placer gold deposits in the region around Nome, Alaska, USA. It is owned an operated by Richard Schimschat and featured in the Discovery Channel USA mining reality TV show Bering Sea Gold.[1][2][3][4] It cost $600,000 to buy.[5] In 2017 a 120 lb two week old walrus calf was found on the dredge.[6]I
References
- ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/discover-series-bering-sea-gold-aims-for-pay-dirt/
- ^ https://www.adn.com/film-tv/article/reality-check-bering-sea-gold-plumbs-depths-tv-drama/2015/05/06/
- ^ https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Two-week-old-walrus-calf-rescued-from-Nome-and-brought-to-Seward-429341923.html
- ^ http://www.nomenugget.com/news/walrus-calf-found-stranded-nome-gold-dredge
- ^ http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/bering-sea-gold/bios/hank-schimschat/
- ^ http://scribol.com/environment/animals-environment/miners-were-dredging-the-ocean-for-gold-when-they-discovered-an-astonishing-120-pound-stowaway/
External links
- Boat Database (boatdb.net) Nome, AK port boats
See also
- Myrtle Irene
- Tuvli 160
- Christine Rose (dredge)
- Viking Dredge 1
- Viking Dredge 2
- Bima (dredge)
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