Tensions Docking Trou d'Eau Douce

If these boaters have quite the right to navigate to Trou d'Eau Douce, they should under no circumstances take customers in the region, said a source at RT. This not only makes the traffic in dangerous lagoon, but has angered boaters who, themselves, operate in Trou d'Eau Douce.

Currently, boaters offense Fined not exceeding Rs 10,000, an amount that depends on the judge of the court, even in cases of recurrence. But that could soon change, says our source.

License suspension

"We made a request to the Commissioner of Police for a list of boaters already taken contrary. In case those reoffend, they face suspension of their license. " 

Furthermore, in order to find a long term solution, "we mobilize the operators in the region and decide what to change in the current regulation," says our source.

Side of the association Eastern Federation of Pleasure Craft Operators, one regrets more the danger posed by the growing number of boaters in Trou d'Eau Douce. "The risk of collision between vessels increases as the traffic in the lagoon is denser " Darsan launches Racktoo, president of the association.

Boaters Trou d'Eau Douce deplore them, a form of "unfair competition". "Almost 50% of the boats in Trou d'Eau Douce do not have the right to operate here. The irony is that they offer the same activities as us. Besides new they offer reduced prices to attract more customers, " emphasizes Darsan Racktoo. What he wants? That tougher sanctions are taken.