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Re: French side boat wreck removal begins
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/03/2022 09:05 AM
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Did the ship wreck removal efforts of last year NOT include the French side of the lagoon?
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Re: French side boat wreck removal begins
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06/03/2022 12:36 PM
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No, totally different contract for removal by Dutch side authorities, versus French side.
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Re: French side boat wreck removal begins
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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06/04/2022 06:30 AM
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lina
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Yep we are here and it’s definitely happening.
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Re: French side boat wreck removal begins
[Re: Zanshin]
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06/04/2022 09:03 AM
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I'm not sure what your point is. Do you think the small population on the island should have to pay for all of it?
The French-side Collectivité is technically an EU territory, although not part of Schengen. The Dutch side, as a separate country, is not part of the EU, although it is a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Recovery Trust Fund, which sponsored the clean-up on the Dutch side of the island, was significantly funded (€4.70M) by the Dutch government, so not dissimilar.
The funding by the EU is a fairly common practice under EU disaster-relief programs. Thus the €4.28M from the EU, €828K from (I assume French) State credits and €444K from the French Collectivité itself is not unusual. I'm just glad it is finally getting done.
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