coral damage

Indonesia summons UK ambassador

London: Indonesia has summoned the British ambassador after a ship operated by a British company ran aground on a coral reef, causing extensive damage, reports BBC.
On 4 March, the 4,290-ton Caledonian Sky hit reefs off an island in Raja Ampat, Papua province, at low tide. The eastern region is famous for its biodiversity and the boat was taking tourists on a bird-watching expedition.  Local people, who rely on dive and environmental tourism, were devastated by the damage to the pristine reef. "I was born here, I was in tears when I saw this damage," Ruben Sauyai told the BBC. The damage was made worse by failed attempts to pull the ship off the coral with a tug boat, without waiting for high tide. After being summoned to a meeting with Indonesia's Co-ordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Panjaitan, the UK ambassador Moazzam Malik said he had a "very good discussion" and was "disappointed to learn about the damage to this coral reef in West Papua, as we are with any environmental incident that occurs in Indonesia or anywhere else in the world".

 

coral damage

Indonesia summons UK ambassador

London: Indonesia has summoned the British ambassador after a ship operated by a British company ran aground on a coral reef, causing extensive damage, reports BBC. On 4 March, the 4,290-ton Caledonian Sky hit reefs off an island in Raja Ampat, Papua province, at low tide. The eastern region is famous for its biodiversity and the boat was taking tourists on a bird-watching expedition. Local people, who rely on dive and environmental tourism, were devastated by the damage to the pristine reef. I was born here, I was in tears when I saw this damage, Ruben Sauyai told the BBC. The damage was made worse by failed attempts to pull the ship off the coral with a tug boat, without waiting for high tide. After being summoned to a meeting with Indonesias Co-ordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Panjaitan, the UK ambassador Moazzam Malik said he had a very good discussion and was disappointed to learn about the damage to this coral reef in West Papua, as we are with any environmental incident that occurs in Indonesia or anywhere else in the world.