The Environment and Resources Authority has stopped works to build a jetty at Balluta Bay in St Julian’s due to a breach in the project’s permit.
On Saturday, a floating crane spud barge was spotted at Balluta Bay, where workmen were seen placing what looked like a metal beam to form part of the pontoon being built.
The project s ERA permit forbids any works involving such barges from taking place between the third week of May and third week of October.
The permit states that “no works that involve the use of the floating crane spud barge, work boat or any marine machinery shall take place during the bathing season which starts from the third week of May and ends in the third week of October.”