Ban on pleasure craft on some Flemish waterways from Monday | VRT NWS: news

The Flemish Waterways Authority has announced a ban on pleasure craft sailing on some of our region’s inland waterways. The ban that will come into force from Monday will be applicable on stretch of waterways where there is little or no commercial traffic. Furthermore, pleasure craft will only be able to pass through the locks if there are also commercial vessels wishing to pass through. The waterways that are affected by the measure are the River Dender upstream Aalst (East Flanders) and the Ie