Cagliari, May 16, 2022 – War in Ukraine, closing of beaches in Sardinia in the tourist season and exercises Nato. Why are the three things related? Here is the explanation.
The ordinance of the Harbor Master’s Office
To understand the story you have to start from aordinance of the Harbor Office of Cagliari, the second from the end of April. With the two measures, they are closed in everything 17 beaches. “Evacuation at sea for military exercises “the item.
The ordinance in Pdf
NATO exercises
The exercises are those of NATO and will involve thousands of men arriving from at least 7 countries, with the presence of ships and submarines. Enough to make the deputies of Alternativa declare: “The Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini has mistaken Sardinia for a theater of war and will have to explain why it closes 17 areas in front of our beautiful coasts to transit, stop, fishing, bathing and diving, unleashing absurd scenarios with armaments and troops. She is preparing the scenes for a nightmare, but we are not at war and we do not want her. Sardinia is a paradise and must be protected, it cannot be used and polluted for military exercises for which we have given too much. ”Signed Emanuela Corda, Pino Cabras and Andrea Vallascas.
Even submarines
The mega Open Sea 2022 exercise is underway between Sardinia, Sicily and Puglia until May 27 with 65 navi from 7 nations born and about 4 thousand men committed. In action too helicopters and submarines.
What is forbidden
The text of the ordinance clarifies: until May 27 in the areas indicated “the transit, parking, navigation, anchoring of any type of naval unit including pleasure boats, as well as diving, bathing, fishing and related professions “. Then the notice: “The transgressors of this ordinance will be punished according to the law and held civilly and criminally responsible for the damages caused to people or things deriving from their illegal behavior”.