CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Lymington Harbour have issued a rallying cry to back the installation of multi-million pound breakwaters.

The town’s Harbour Commission has applied for consent to start what would be a major engineering project at the mouth of Lymington River.

Now they are begging the thousands of boat owners who use the renowned yachting area to get behind the sea defence scheme.

Experts say the 12-acre salt marsh which protects the harbour, could disappear in 30 years unless urgent action is taken.

The plan is to create two breakwaters at the mouth of Lymington River to shield the harbour from the full force of the sea’s waves. It would mean a 180m rock construction on one side of the estuary and a 200m equivalent on the other.

Getting the go-ahead for the scheme hinges on gathering mass support and convincing a number of key regulatory bodies that such an undertaking would be beneficial.

Read the full story by Julian Robinson on the This is Hampshire website