Slideshow: Battered Beaches Get Sand Implant

credit Photo: Courtesy of RMJM.comJan de Nul, the Belgian dredging company reclaiming Cancun’s beach, is also creating a palm-tree shaped island in Dubai. The company will dredge 4.4 billion cubic feet of sand to form the island. credit Photo: Courtesy of the World Ship SocietyA Belgian ship, the 455-foot long Filippo Brunelleschi, will begin Cancun’s […]


credit Photo: Courtesy of RMJM.com

Jan de Nul, the Belgian dredging company reclaiming Cancun’s beach, is also creating a palm-tree shaped island in Dubai. The company will dredge 4.4 billion cubic feet of sand to form the island.

credit Photo: Courtesy of the World Ship Society

A Belgian ship, the 455-foot long Filippo Brunelleschi, will begin Cancun’s beach restoration project Jan. 31.