Greenpeace damages reef

[Codyjp]

Read on...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4395572.stm

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200511/s1495460.htm

 

[jepuskar]

welcome to the board...this was reported on here even before it actually happened.

 

[clgsamson]

yup, here's the last grounding incident in March, 2006

http://www.scubaboard.com/showpost.php?p=1721011&postcount=1

 

[H2Andy]

well, for the record, the Eco Explorer is operated by private companies that run
it as a liveaboard. also, it's the third ship by the same company that runs
aground .... good seamaship there, folks

... but totally unrelated to 2005's Green Peace running aground the Rainbow
Warrior II

Read on...

not exactly breaking news

happened a year ago

 

[Ben_ca]

welcome to the board...this was reported on here even before it actually happened.

??? Psychic Friends network?

 

[H2Andy]

hehehehe...

Jep's joke is along the lines of "i don't mean to say you're predictable, but
there are undiscovered tribes in the Amazon that knew you were going to say that."

 

[clgsamson]

well, for the record, the Eco Explorer is operated by private companies that run
it as a liveaboard. also, it's the third ship by the same company that runs
aground .... good seamaship there, folks

... but totally unrelated to 2005's Green Peace running aground the Rainbow
Warrior II



not exactly breaking news

happened a year ago

yes you're right..I just wanted the OP to know there has been a more recent one in the same area.

 

[H2Andy]

those guys keep crashing into the reef too...

 

[Codyjp]

i did a search here on SB and didn't find any previous posts. sorry... they need a depth sounder or something

 

[Halthron]

those guys keep crashing into the reef too...

They need to stop giving preference for previous work as a bus driver in Manila to the captains they hire.