| 摘要 |
Aquatic harvesting apparatus particularily adapted for harvesting floating vegetation or oil absorbent material spread on an oil slick includes a harvesting barge with a forwardly located inclined pickup conveyor having a lower end extending into the water and a discharge end located over a consolidation chute on the barge. The chute has converging side walls to compact the vegetation, and a live bed which accelerates the weeds as they are conveyed to a thrower which projects the weeds above the surface of the water to a shore disposal site or a transport barge. When the harvesting barge is moored in a channel to intercept weeds carried by a current, the harvesting barge can be used with a boom which has an end pivoted adjacent the harvesting barge to vary the intake volume of weeds delivered to the harvesting barge. The boom can be provided with a driven endless chain having flights to maintain continuous weed flow along the boom and prevent bunching of the weeds.
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