Contractors has been removing the remains of the old wharf

The project to rebuild Queen's Wharf will cost nearly �4m and should be finished in six months.

The fire on 8 January is thought to have been started by an electrical lighting unit.

By the time the fire brigade arrived, the huge wooden structure of the wharf was completely ablaze.

Contractors have been removing the remains of the old burnt-out wharf.

Hundreds of wooden piles are also being pulled out of the sea-bed.

Metal pipes, fixing pins and a railway track which a crane used to run on are being cleared.

The crane itself will also be recovered from the seabed.

It crashed into the water as the wharf burnt.

The fire is thought to have been started by a lighting unit

A&P Falmouth, which manages the wharf, said the new construction will be ready in six months time.

Managing Director Ian Pike said: "It's going to be made of steel tubular piles and a concrete base.

"That should all be ready be 1 August. By 5 September we should have all the services to it, such as air and water."

Falmouth Harbour Pilot David Barnicoat said: "They'll have a new berth and additional wharf space to accommodate ships. And we need it. We need it for cruise liners, ship repair work and cargo work."