Complex sentence: The decision by the Federal Government in the 1980's to discontinue dredging the sandbars at the entrance to Miramichi Bay has led to significant silting and ships of a draught which regularly frequented the wharves of Chatham and Newcastle can no longer clear the mudbanks downstream.
Split into simpler sentences: The decision by the Federal Government in the 1980's to discontinue dredging the sandbars at the entrance to Miramichi Bay has led to significant silting. Ships of a draught which regularly frequented the wharves of Chatham and Newcastle can no longer clear the mudbanks downstream.