According to sources, the classic white boat with blue details, located opposite Studenternas in Fyrisån, sank a couple of years ago and is now showing signs of new leakage. The cleanup is being conducted to avoid the boat becoming an environmental hazard. The owner cannot clean up the boat themselves, so the responsibility falls to the municipality, with funding from its sanitation budget.
Rafael Waters (S), chairman of the street and community environment committee, explained, "The owner cannot clean up the boat themselves so then it falls to the municipality to solve it. " The timing of the cleanup is carefully chosen because the boat is frozen in place, reducing the risk of capsizing during work. " He added, "But it is cold and wet and thus very heavy.
The owner cannot clean up the boat themselves so then it falls to the municipality to solve it. It is placed on our sanitation budget and it is much cheaper to do it now than after the damage has occurred.
" The work is described as heavy, cold, and wet, with the most important task being to remove hazardous liquids. After cleanup, the boat will be moored better at the quayside. It is much cheaper to do the cleanup now than after damage has occurred.
The exact cost of the cleanup from the sanitation budget has not been disclosed, and what specific hazardous liquids are present in the boat remains unknown. The cleanup work is expected to take several weeks.
Now it is frozen in place and then the risk of it capsizing when we work on it is reduced.
But it is cold and wet and thus very heavy. Most important is to remove hazardous liquids.