Sign of the times, the traditional cleaning operation of the Old Port of Marseille helped to fish on Saturday a small collection of scooters, dropped in the water alongside more conventional beer bottles and safety barriers.
Old Port cleaning operation in progress> volunteers are putting up objects of all kinds from this morning to the sofa! @ @ CNTLMarseille marseillepic.twitter.com / 49YJ7F746J
- made in marseille (@MadeMarseille) May 11, 2019Eleven scooters were released from Marseille's marina, including some self-service vehicles, introduced in Marseille by several companies in recent weeks.
Seven tons of waste
The teams of divers, with a total of 150 volunteers mobilized on land and under water, have also helped to raise the surface of tires, cans, construction panels, supermarket trolleys or even a scooter, indicated the nautical clubs of the Phocaean city which oversaw the spring operation.
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In total, seven tons of waste were taken out of the water, and for the first year, will be retired, they said.
# Larger and more unusual garbage than ever before was brought back from the waters of #OldPort this morning! Congratulations to all the volunteers at @La_Nautique and @CNTLMarseille ❤️ pic.twitter.com/1LmL8cmkP0
- Provence (@laprovence) May 11, 2019