On June 2, 2019 the 65,000t MSC Opera cruise ship lost control and crashed into the River Countess barge at San Basilio. The world is waiting for Venice to be spared the nightmare of large cruise ships in the lagoon and this should have triggered an immediate significant policy response. We received a huge number of requests for interviews. Here is a selection:
XLSemanal, 30.06.2019
ELLE France, 27.06.2019
Daily Mail, 20.06.2019
Sky news, 11.06.2019
Il fatto quotidiano, 24.06.2019
CBS News, 03.06.2019
BBC Newshour at about 37min40secs, 02.06.2019
BBC Radio 4 PM programme from 14.30mins, 03.06.2019
Associated Press, 03.06.2019
CNBC, 03.06.2019
Metro, 03.06.2019
New York Post, 02.06.2019
“IS THIS THE DEATH OF VENICE” by David Jones appeared in the UK newspaper The Daily Mail on 20/6/2019. It prompted a massive response which we have distilled here, based on the most-rated online comments. There is overwhelming support for the need to prioritise the preservation of Venice, the lagoon as well as the daily life of residents.
