Plans submitted to repair Holyhead Breakwater

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From BBC News....

Plans to save Holyhead port from breakwater breach submitted

Plans to repair damaged Victorian sea defences that protect a major ferry port and town have been submitted.

The 1.7-mile (2.4km) breakwater at Holyhead - the longest in Britain - is suffering from erosion to its rubble mound base, Anglesey council has said.

Plans submitted on behalf of the council say without the breakwater the ferry operations would not be viable.

A report has said the structure could be breached within 15 years unless necessary repairs are carried out.

Ferry company Stena Line, which owns the structure, estimated in 2013 that it was costing £150,000 a year in maintenance, the Local Democracy Reporting Service has reported.

The proposed refurbishment scheme is being jointly developed by the ferry company, Anglesey council and the Welsh Government....

Perhaps they should have retained the 01s....