The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that although Gibraltar prefers a treaty to govern our relationship with the European Union, there are fundamental red lines which the Government is not prepared to cross in order to achieve it. Dr Garcia was speaking in Brighton today at the annual party conference of the U.K. Liberal Democrats.
The Sunborn floating hotel was unable to be lowered into the sea to commence its journey into Gibdock in the early hours of this morning. Although the complex operation was due to start at 6:30am, the weather conditions were judged to be less than ideal and the scheduled lowering into the sea from its transportation vessel was postponed until 9:30am.
As the sun came up this morning, Sunborn Gibraltar entered territorial waters after a month-long passage from Sunborn Marine’s shipyard in Malaysia. Weather permitting, ‘float-off ops’ from her transportation vessel will commence 6.30am tomorrow and, aided by tugs, she’ll cruise into Gibdock under her own propulsion ready for minor preparatory works.