the hunt for giant liners is open in the port of Marseille

The presence of cruise ships and their thousands of tourists divides the inhabitants of Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). They cause concern among some, even if the activity weighs on the economy. The liners often reject abundant smoke in the air. Even at the dock, the engines continue to run to supply the ships with electricity. “It irritates me, I cough… It’s especially scary“, confides Michèle Rauzier, observing the boats from her garden

This resident has equipped herself with a citizen sensor to detect the pollution. “We have sometimes exceeded WHO standards by ten times“, she says. Saturday, June 11 in Marseille, a hundred people lay down on the ground near the town hall. The Stop-Croisière collective is calling for a ban on stopovers. A rule already in place in Venice ( Italy), where cruise ships are prohibited in the historic center.