Jun 30 - Spanish Activists Remove Concrete Block From Artificial Reef
A group of Spanish activists have managed to remove a concrete block that formed part of the artificial reef that the Government of Gibraltar laid in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters off the runway in July last year in order to protect marine life.
The group, called “The Defense of the Spanish Nation”, used divers, a fishing boat and inflatable buoyancy units to lift the 2000 kilo block off the sea bed. The group’s president, Santiago Abascal, has posted images of the theft on Twitter that appear to show the concrete block in Puente Mayorga. Mr Abascal has also claimed that the Guardia Civil was later ordered to take the block from him.
A spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office called this “an individual act of vandalism” which was not being treated as a violation of sovereignty as no foreign state vessels were involved.
The RGP, which is dealing with the matter, said that they had received a report of theft from the Government and were currently investigating the incident.
