Saturday 26 April 2008

The Freeport - three years on.


Three years ago, I took an almost identical photo of this one, only it showed the Mercy Ship Anastasis instead of the Africa Mercy. The port still remains unchanged since the war finished: the dock is still damaged from a mortar bomb explosion; the capsized Torm Alexandra still restricts commercial ship movements, and the warehouses are still dilapidated and leaking. And sadly, the port has been deserted for most of this last week. There has not been one commercial ship here for days. How can an economy hope to recover if it's "gateway" remains in such a condition? Click on photo to enlarge. Olly

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