Tag: moorings
Storm Domingos: Swept by winds of 130 km/h, a buoy breaks its moorings in Vendée
When a buoy is in distress, what do you throw into the water to help it? This Sunday, the Pilours cardinal buoy broke its moorings in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, in Vendée. Swept…
Yacht moorings financed by a government “ecological” fund?
The news has been circulating for several weeks on social networks: mooring boxes to accommodate 24-meter yachts, in the Gulf of Ajaccio, would be largely financed by the government’s green…
Pushed by the wind, an ocean liner breaks its moorings and hits an LNG carrier
The wind blew hard this Monday in Brest. Placed on yellow alert for strong winds, the city of Ponant was the scene of a rare accident. In its port, the…