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Calypso classified as historical monuments ?
"Under conditions" , the Minister of Culture is ready to classify the historical monument famous ship of Jacques Cousteau . Aurélie Filippetti but would like to know first the opinion of the Cousteau Society ....
In a written question , Senator Jean- Vincent Place asked the Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti what his position was on the issue of Calypso and what measures it planned to preserve the ship. She just answer him. "The Cousteau died June 25, 1997 , after forming the vow in writing that the Calypso remains at the service of science and education ," says the minister. And further: "The owner company decided in late 2007 to undertake the restoration of the ship, with a view to use as a traveling museum of the odyssey of Jacques- Yves Cousteau and environmental awareness . The restoration work was stopped from 2009 due to a dispute between the shipyard to the owner " society.
Sufficient degree of integrity?
"The Ministry of Culture and Communication has been entered several times , requests for protection under the historical monuments of the Calypso. They could not succeed because of the legal uncertainty surrounding the ownership of the vessel, then because of the refusal of the owner " company writes Aurélie Filippetti . "However, further specifies the Minister , following a petition recently launched on the Internet, the Ministry of Culture and Communication has sent a letter to the Cousteau Society to know its official position on a possible protection as historical monuments , provided that the vessel has a further degree
