What is certain, and publicly available, is for now only an ordinance from the Cagliari Coast Guard banning all maritime activity in a large portion of the sea around the infamous Delta peninsula, the area of the Capo Teulada military firing range, used as a target area and declared "unclearable" for years. The order was issued because, according to the document, something is moving: the Harbour Master's Office has received a request for a ban, presented by the First Armored Regiment, to "conduct clearing activities."
Down there, in the sea, there are all kinds of explosive devices, fired during decades of indiscriminate exercises. So many that when the cleanup project for the land-based section was presented (aimed at resuming firing), the Ministry of Defense declared that "there is no list of the material used on site since 1959."
Now, the news, for now just a document posted on the Coast Guard's noticeboard. A warning to mariners. From the end of November until the end of February (excluding Christmas holidays and weekends), from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., navigation and approaching the restricted sea zone, which encompasses the entire southwesternmost promontory of Sardinia, will be prohibited. One detail: the order was issued to "prevent any damage and to safeguard the safety of people and navigation, as well as the proper conduct of training activities." Therefore, it appears, the scheduled exercises will not be interrupted.
