The boat slipway in Buġibba has become so overcrowded with trucks and trailers of all sizes making their way through what is already a very busy road and then queuing to launch boats of all sizes, makes this area an accident waiting to happen.
Trailers are also left in the car parking bays, causing a huge inconvenience to the residents and business community and exacerbating the parking problems in the area.
The news of another slipway in Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq is very welcome and will ease some pressure on the Buġibba slipway. However, there is another site, which is ready made for a new slipway and which would not cost much. This is on the roundabout opposite the entrance to the old Magħtab facility, at Qalet Marku on the Coast Road, where there are already plenty of parking spaces available. Also, reaching the area is much easier than getting to Buġibba.