Things flare up in Cardiff Bay!

Cardiff Bay Barrage

Cardiff EF! took to the Seas with their first boat action against the construction of the Cardiff Bay Barrage in April. The barrage will destroy the breeding ground of migratory wading birds in an attempt to create a dockland environment. This is the first TOTAL destruction of a SSSi and it won't even produce electricity!. Activists tried to board the dredging ship but were knocked back by the ship’s Belgian crew turning a power hosepipe on them. When this failed to repel all the protesters one of the dredger crew decided to use his fists, knocking one of them into the water. A welding torch was produced to remove one D-locked protester!. Work was disrupted but not to the extent that had been hoped. The tactic of circling the dredger but not boarding it proved more successful. Other rigs were sailed to and slogans sprayed on them. More actions are planned using the lessons learnt.