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A GREEN boating community could soon be sharing space with the birds in East India Dock Basin.

The bird sanctuary near Trinity Buoy Wharf has been suggested as a home for 48 boats, which could draw almost all of their energy from wind and water power.

A committee of 10 present and past Poplar Dock boat owners is behind the plan for the new mooring, which they hope to run as a co-operative.

Committee chairman Rod Taylor said: “The idea is to use half of the water space. Wildlife, fish and birds all co-exist with boaters in Poplar Dock, and we think the introduction of a green marina will encourage an ecosystem to grow.”