An injection vessel for injecting liquid amendment into contaminated subsurface
sediment in ecologically sensitive areas such as shallow water salt marshes, tidal
flats, or fresh water wetlands is disclosed. The injection vessel described herein
includes a shallow-draft floating platform that has an injection system mounted
thereon. The injection system includes an injection grid containing a plurality
of injection syringes that receive liquid amendment from a metering pump. The injection
grid is lowered such that the output of the injection syringes is within the contaminated
sediment. The metering pump provides the liquid amendment to the injection syringes
and a fluid path is established that injects the liquid amendment into the contaminated
sediment. A propulsion system mounted on the floating platform provides for locomotive
and maneuvering power. A control system allows the operation of the system either
in a semi-autonomous mode in which an on-board controller is programmed to provide
the command signals, or in a remote control mode with an operator providing real
time command signals through either a wireless or wired controller. The control
system provides propulsion commands to the propulsion system and injection commands
to the injection system. The propulsion commands include both locomotive commands
and maneuvering commands. The injection commands include the lowering and raising
of the injection gird and the operation of the metering pump to dispense the predetermined
amount of liquid amendment.