Ship carrying coal destroys Philippine coral reef

Source: Associated Press

Ship carrying coal destroys Philippine coral reef
– Thu May 12, 6:49 am ET

MANILA, Philippines – Officials say a ship loaded with coal has run aground and destroyed a large portion of a marine sanctuary in the southern Philippines.

Provincial environment officer Eduardo Saladero of Sarangani province says the MV Double Prosperity damaged precious coral reefs in Sarangani Bay where it has remained aground since Sunday.

Coast guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said Thursday the Panamanian-registered ship with 21 Filipino crew members was headed to India from Australia carrying 65,000 tons of coal.

Ricafrente said an investigation showed the ship's crew miscalculated its path and sailed into shallow waters.




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Sarangani Bay

where a meat truck crashes into a vegetarian diner.

As a recreational diver, this really pisses me off.

These reefs take hundreds of years to grow and develop.

the reefs in the Philippines as well including Typhoons.The practice of dynamite fishing has had the most serious consequences in the PI.Thankfully,dynamite fishing has largely been abandoned due to pressure brought by tourist divers.They still use bleach in squeeze bottles on the reefs when collecting tropical fish for export tho.

Cyanide stuns the fish for easy capture, but they die weeks to a month later.

:(

Kidding!

Activated lignite carbon (coal) is used in aquariums to absorb yellowing compounds and toxins.

Leave the planet to the roaches. They're wiser.

Philippine coral reef destroys a ship carrying coal.

and a headline from the future:

Ship carrying coal becomes part of Philippine coral reef.

Hopefully, nature will recover and reclaim.

What a parasitic species we humans are.

Very minor

According to PCG interrogation report, the accident could have been triggered by the officer's failure to properly maneuver the vessel, the master failure to provide navigational watch due to alcohol impairment, and the ship was on autopilot and no one was operating the wheel.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2011/05/12/tanker-be-removed-sarangani-reef-3-weeks-155196

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