The ocean liner struck an Indonesian coral reef damage at $2 million
British cruise liner in Indonesia rammed a coral reef and demolished a large part of it.
The damage was estimated at nearly $2 million, and for the restoration of the reef could take up to a hundred years, reports the BBC.
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On 4 March, the Caledonian Sky liner, weighing more than four thousand tons owned by the British company Noble Caledonia, went on a route past the island, Waigeo and a little off course. In the end, the liner ran aground, crashing into a reef, damaging corals 1600 m2. The incident was caught on camera being situated close to the divers. To ship damaged the reef even more, it was taken in tow by the ship of Sorong.
The incident sparked outrage among Indonesians: a damaged reef was one of the most beautiful in the world, the corals take many years to grow again. Fortunately, the collision did not lead to water pollution.