The full electric boat “Miglio d’Oro” built by Garbage Group and owned by the Miglio d’Oro FLAG has been launched. A morning that saw the Tyrrhenian Sea and the coastline interact.
A unique tool that will allow you to collect all kinds of waste at sea, especially plastic.
A successful bet for the Golden Mile coast which in a single morning manages to systematise some of the founding pillars of the Blue Economy: those of the recovery and protection of the sea and the coast. At the same time the new waterfront of Portici and, to follow, the launching of the “Golden Mile” boat”, a real floating laboratory created by the Ancona-based Garbage Group equipped with full electric propulsion which will carry out its mission of cleaning, depolluting and monitoring the coastal waters with a 360 degree sustainability perspective, producing zero emissions. The vessel was financed under the Local Development Strategy of FLAG Miglio d’Oro coastline, measure 4.63 PO EMFF Campania 2014/2020 for the restoration of biodiversity in aquatic environments. A dialogue strongly desired by local bodies and institutions to the benefit of a coastal destination which today, with its renovated seafront, will offer visitors over 11,000 square meters of beach accessible for free, equipped with modern services and sports facilities.
The day has been introduced at 10.00 am from a workshop entitled “Recovery and conservation of sea-coast heritage: the Pelikan System and the Coastal Operation”. Melania CapassoVice President of the Portici Municipal Council, Luigi MennellaMayor of Torre del Greco, e Carmela SaulinoCouncilor with responsibility for relations with the FLAG of the Municipality of Ercolano who shared the concept that the valorization of the territory and of the entire tourism sector involves the protection of the marine heritage. A concrete and synergistic action by the three cities that improves the quality of life for residents and tourists. This was then followed by thanks from the president of the Litorale Miglio d’Oro FLAG Maurizio Minichino to all the subjects involved in the project, from the Campania Region to the Municipalities that have worked in synergy to make the operation of this new vessel possible. It was then Luca Tortoradirector of the Litorale Miglio d’Oro FLAG, to announce the start of sea cleaning operations: we will start on July 1, 2024 and operations will be spread over the body of water of all 3 municipalities with departures from the Portici and Torre del Greco airports.
TO Paolo Baldoni, CEO of Garbage Group of Ancona, creator of the Pelikan System, burdens and honors to narrate the functions of the boat both from a technical point of view and from that of its educational function and deterrence against bad behavior in the environmental field. This first phase of the morning ended with Francesco TerlizziTechnologist of the Research Infrastructures for Marine Biological Resources and Marine Research Infrastructures Department, who highlighted history and mission of the Anton Dohrn Zoological StationFounded in 1872, SZN is among the most important research bodies in the sectors of marine biology and ecology and has a strategic role in monitoring and observing the healthiness of the waters of the Gulf of Naples.
From theory we then moved on to practice with the launch of the “Golden Mile”, a celebratory moment of high symbolic value. From July 1st the vessel will patrol the coast operationally and, equipped with drones for the surveillance and detection of floating waste in the sea, underwater ROVs to scan the seabed and geo-reference the waste and anti-pollution kits for foams, hydrocarbons, fatty substances and oily on the surface and semi-submerged make the vessel a unique tool which will allow all types of waste to be collected at sea, in particular the plastic. In addition to playing a fundamental role in cleaning, monitoring and responding to emergencies, the Pelikan System “Golden Mile” will play a deterrent role, educational and of awarenesscollaborating with local communities, organizing training events on the prevention of marine pollution.
