MS Round Island project dangers

PASCAGOULA – The smallish, man-made island south of Pascagoula and Gautier, technically named Round Island, is not family friendly. It currently is called the Round Island Marsh Restoration project - a 220-are island formed with dredged materials from the Pascagoula Channel. It appears solid, but the soft material beyond the top crust is so soft, one engineer described it “like quicksand” and hazardous. The state is warning people not to go there. The project is funded by money from 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It won’t be ready for public use for as long as two years. (Source: Sun Herald 03/23/17)