Derelict Boat Removal
BACKGROUND
years. Many of these abandoned boats are located in safe anchorages and hurricane holes; removing them is vital to ensure other boats have access to these locations in hurricane season, as well as being an important part of the general clean up and beautification of the islands to bolster the quality of the tourism offering.
STATUS: Procurement Underway
Ministry Partner: Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour, and Immigration
Project Number: 133
Project Start Date: October 2018
Projected End Date: TBC
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Activity
Removing derelict boats is a complicated process. The RDA has worked with the VI Shipping Registry and Ports Authority, to first identify each vessel and acquire the authority to remove them. The next step is to create a staging site and then transport the vessels to the site by barge. Once at the site, vessels will be dismantled and the different materials separated according to those that can be recycled on island, those that can be recycled off island, those that will be incinerated and those that may have to be landfilled or exported for processing.
Result
204 derelict boats that have been an eyesore since the hurricanes will be cleared in an environmentally responsible manner. Access to hurricane anchorages restored. Removing these vessels will significantly enhance the appearance of
shorelines and add to the tourism appeal of the Virgin Islands.
FUNDING
Please reach us at feedback@bvirecovery.vg or through our Contact Us page if you’d like to provide a donation to this project.
BUDGET: To be released once planning for the project has been finalised.
MEDIA
Here you can find a collection of media for the Derelict Boats Removal project, such as photos, videos, and publications.
