意大利那不勒斯沿海郊区Torre del Greco的港口当局在Laghetto海滩进行了一次晨间扫荡行动，没收了40件遮阳伞、躺椅和沙滩椅[1]。这次行动旨在打击人们通过在夜间留下海滩设备来占据黄金位置的做法[1]。根据港口当局的说法，"占用海滩的这种做法违反了海事公共域管理条例"[1]。
违规者将面临最高€500的罚款[1]。Laghetto海滩作为免费公众海滩，不同于意大利沿海许多由私人特许经营的海滩[1]。类似的查处行动也在普利亚、利古里亚和撒丁岛等地的海滩进行过[1]。此前，那不勒斯附近的Bacoli镇赢得了类似的抗争，该市已将目标定为使80%以上的当地海岸线成为免费或供公众使用[1]。
Port authorities in Torre del Greco, a coastal suburb of Naples, Italy, have intensified enforcement against the practice of reserving prime beach positions overnight by confiscating equipment left unattended.[1] In a morning operation at Laghetto beach, officials seized 40 umbrellas, deck chairs, and loungers that had been abandoned to hold spaces.[1] Those caught violating the regulation face fines of up to €500.[1]
The crackdown targets a widespread custom along Italian beaches where visitors place equipment on sand during evening hours to secure desirable locations for the following day.[1] Laghetto operates as a free public beach, distinguishing it from much of Italy's coastline, where private concessionaires control access.[1] Port authorities justified the enforcement by stating that "occupying the beach in this manner violates the regulations governing the management of maritime public domain."[1] Similar operations have been conducted on beaches in Apulia, Liguria, and Sardinia.[1] The nearby municipality of Bacoli recently achieved a comparable victory, with a target to make over 80 percent of its local coastline available free or for public use.[1]