Time and tide wait for no man, or digger for that matter. This machine became submerged in the sea off Mumbles on May 18 and hasn't moved since.
Its presence is part of a £14 million upgrade of the seawall between Verdi's restaurant and the Oystermouth Square car park. But whether it lives to excavate another day remains to be seen.
Passersby took photos as the tide rose higher and higher. John Britton, of Sketty, who stopped off at the nearby Croeso Lounge at Oyster Wharf, said: "We joked that it was Mumbles's newest tourist attraction." The driver of the excavator was reportedly serenaded by his colleagues singing Blondie's The Tide is High. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
