Footage shows sewage discharged too close to shore

Drone footage filmed by the BBC has revealed that raw sewage is being pumped out to sea off Guernsey too close to the shore.

After sending footage filmed on 1 May to Guernsey Water, the utility firm said it had identified a fault with a pipe pumping untreated sewage into the sea at Soldier's Bay.

Specialist dye showed the waste was not discharging into the correct location, in deeper water.

Guernsey Water could not confirm how long the pipe, which serves 75 homes at Fort George, had not been working properly and said teams would be on site at the end of this week to attempt a repair.