It is inappropriate to compare the Dunkirk evacuation with a small dredge of the Goodwin Sands, which have been dredged numerous times since the war.
DHB said postwar dredging of Goodwin had already occurred and that its proposal would leave 99.78% of the sands untouched.
The actor Sir Mark Rylance has launched an emotional attack on plans to dredge a Kent sandbank, the final resting place of many Battle of Britain aircrew, by comparing the “disrespectful” and “insulting” proposals to dredging the sands of Dunkirk.
“We also note that protesters made no complaint during the recent dredge of the sands while national power cabling was laid between the UK and Europe.