WORKERS have started removing wrecks from the boat graveyard from near Northam Bridge.

A team will remove 12 wrecks over three weeks. 

It's part of a process that harbour master Steve Masters hopes will create 'a place local people take pleasure in seeing'.


FULL STORY: WATCH: Wreck removed from River Itchen boat graveyard


These photos show the complexity of the work.

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