Seven Beckett Rankine designed ‘Dockmaster’ pontoons have been installed in Falmouth as a berth for 60m long Hunt class minesweepers. The berth is required while the vessels are undergoing a major refit which includes engine replacement.  An important requirement was that the pontoons should have a very low magnetic signature; this was achieved by removing the steel bollards from the berthing face of the pontoons and attaching the ships’ mooring lines direct to shore bollards instead. These are the first Dockmaster pontoons to be manufactured with precast deck units. The Dockmaster pomtoon website can be found here.