Swansea couple claim ship is destroying the peace of their dock-side home
A SWANSEA couple claim the peace and quiet of their dock-side home is being shattered by a ship.
Margaret Debuf and her husband Anthony retired to a Coastal Housing apartment in Harbour Quay in SA1 12 months ago, looking forward to a quiet life.
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Margaret Debuf who lives at Harbour Quay in SA1 is not happy about the sand dredger that moors to the dockside in SA1 next to her apartment
However, such notions were rudely cast aside when a huge sand dredger returned in the dead of night.
Mrs Debuf, a 65-year-old retired Smith Crisps worker, said: "The noise and lights are terrible."
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She also said that the vessel berthed right outside her balcony.
"I have to keep my curtains closed, there's no privacy," she said.
"We were led to believe that a new marina was going to be built here and that the sand dredger would be gone.
"When it goes out it could return at any hour, you never know when.
"We weren't told about this, I wouldn't have moved in otherwise.
"I love it here but for the ship.
"All I'm asking is for the ship not to dock there."
Mrs Debuf said the situation was impacting on herself and her 69-year-old husband.
She said: "When you are 65 plus you need your sleep, if not you become the biggest grouch on the planet."
Mrs Debuf said she believed the majority of her neighbours were just as aggrieved if not more so.
A spokeswoman for Coastal Housing Group said it was unaware of the problem.
She said: "Coastal's social housing apartments in Harbour Quay in Langdon Road were completed last year and occupy a unique waterfront location overlooking Swansea Harbour.
"The apartments were highly sought after, and tenancies were filled up immediately on release because of the opportunity to live in affordable accommodation in an area with such views across the harbour.
"We do not have a record of our tenant Mrs Debuf contacting us with concerns about living at this location.
"We always listen to our tenants' concerns, but in this instance we have no control over the activities that take place on the harbour.
"We will be contacting Mrs Debuf in the coming days to discuss this matter."
Swansea Council said the matter of developing the dock area lay with the Welsh Government, which failed to respond for a request to comment, as did the owners of the vessel.
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by richie2803
Friday, March 15 2013, 1:14AM
“*sleep*”
by richie2803
Friday, March 15 2013, 1:12AM
“Fair play, she needs all the beauty she can get”
by nice_nails
Thursday, March 14 2013, 10:19PM
“Coastal housing should triple glaze the property, poor woman, we all need our beauty sleep.”
by nice_nails
Thursday, March 14 2013, 10:19PM
“Coastal housing should triple glaze the property, poor woman, we all need our beauty sleep.”
by tomitma
Thursday, March 14 2013, 10:10PM
“She is a flaming joke!!!!!!! Where else does she expect the dredger to dock? You can not moor a ship like you park a car. And if she is concerned about her privacy buy some net curtains. Some people are never happy.”
by SAswan
Thursday, March 14 2013, 9:33PM
“why haven't the welsh assembly built the new lock gates yet to create a new marina for sa1 because they seem to have plenty of money to throw at cardiff !”
by JohnSnelly
Thursday, March 14 2013, 7:53PM
“Where does she think the sand used in the construction of her apartment came from? A trained monkey grinding stones together?”
by LordHafod
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:56PM
“I had to check if it was April 1st. Shock, horror! woman wakes up to find a ship parked outside her house. When she went to view the property, didn't she realise , the big rectangular thing with water in it is called a Dock. It is where ships go to when they load / unload and this dock has been there for 100 years. Didn't she see the sand and Dredging company signs when she visited prior to buying. Being an ex Smiths Crisps worker, think it would bring back memories of Ready Salted and Scampi Fries.”
by eighties_jack
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:03PM
“Is this really worthy of being in a newspaper?? for god sakes you live in an apartment overlooking a harbour what do you expect? and when you moved in you weren't told about there being any ships in the harbour otherwise you wouldn't have moved in? Really? Il swap with you! i like the noise and lights on ships passing be quite sooothing and picturesque.”
by antyall
Thursday, March 14 2013, 5:26PM
“Every Marina has to be made,the best way to make a Marina is to Dredge the area, the upkeep of a Marina involves it being dredged at frequent intervals,I will gladly exchange with her if she wishes.”