10 April
The boat’s slowly re-entering the port at Chioggia, like a horse going at walking pace back to its ranch, having long galloped, and because it wants the security of the enclosure and to rest under a roof in a confined, protected space.
This act is drawing a few people’s attention because there’s nobody at the wheel.
It seems like a ghost boat. When a boat is free from her moorings and there’s nobody controlling it, it moves by following the hypnotic dance of the tide. It creates a worrying feeling.
In coastal areas, these situations often happen. If roused by stronger currents than usual or in the aftermath of significant variations in tide, boats that are loosely tied to their moorings break loose and move around the lagoon. They can even be cast into the open sea if the
