Venice, a long-delayed flood barrier system successfully protected the lagoon city from a high tide for the first time on Saturday, bringing big relief following years of repeated inundations.
Edit: I didn’t see this before because I didn’t recognize what “MOSE” was.
MOSE ..... MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, ( i.e. Experimental Electromechanical Module)
Next step, ban the cruise ships.
The name is also a pun, as the Italian form of Moshe, the biblical character, is Mosè. And like Moshe, it is expected to part sea water :-)
For those who haven't, there's a tour (or used to be) to understand how it works.
Here's a fairly good explanation.
https://www.explica.co/the-mose-project-wants-to-end-the-floods-in-venice/amp/
