Expedition Cruises - Indonesia survey shows massive coral death from cruise ship

13,300 square meters of Indonesian coral reef in the Dampier Strait are irreparably damaged and another 5,600 square meters with lesser damage but hardly recover.

by Earl of Cruise

CALEDONIAN SKY - courtsey NOBLE CALEDONIA

Coral reefs are the crip of sealife. Each damage is adding on the already existing bleaching, caused by global warming. And we customers of cruise companies have in some degree a responsibility too. We are only guests in these remote areas, and have to be as carfull as possible, not at all producing a too big carbon footprint, nor damaging the nature.

CALEDONIAN SKY, survey of the damaged reef - courtsey CHATTANOOGA TIMES

There is no way to get off of this for the destruction the NOBLE CALEDONIA charter vessel CALEDONIAN SKY has caused with its grounding. The vessel is managed by SALEN SHIP.

CALEDONIAN SKY, Ampat grounding - courtsey dpa

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CALEDONIAN SKY - courtsey SALEN SHIP

Since childhood I have learned to be responsible for what I have done. But sneakily sailing of and acting as nothing has happend angers me. It is showing a quite "colonial attitude". And when I tried to sneak off from my misdoings, I got a more severe punishment than staying and showing my responsibility for what I have done.

ROYAL VIKING SUN in her late CUNARD colours - SOURCE: Wikipedia (original seize)

Those interested in cruising and are aware of historical facts, will remember what CUNARD´s ROYAL VIKING SUN (the ship, Wikipedia)damage of the coral reef in Egypt caused and the amount of GB£ 7 million compensation had to be paid, to cover the costs of repairing the coral reef in RED SEA.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) " Indonesia says nearly 19,000 square meters (204,000 square feet) of coral reef was damaged by a foreign cruise ship that ran aground in the pristine waters of Raja Ampat in West Papua province earlier this month.

The extent of the damage, announced by the deputy maritime affairs minister this week following a survey of the affected strait, was far worse than initially thought. Indonesia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday said the government will be "very firm" in demanding compensation.

CALEDONIAN SKY - courtsey Kapal-Pesiar

Arif Havas Oegroseno, the deputy minister at the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs, said the joint assessment by a national survey team and the tour company's insurers found nearly 13,300 square meters (143,160 square feet) suffered damage that was fatal to the coral.

He said another 5,600 square meters (60,280 square feet) sustained lesser damage from shock waves of sand and broken coral sent out by the ship's maneuvers but has a 50 percent chance of dying.

The 4,200-ton cruise ship m.v. CALEDONIAN SKY, which was chartered by British tour company NOBLE CALEDONIA, ran aground in the Dampier Strait on March 4.

CALEDONIAN SKY - courtsey Sirip Biru on Twitter

Indonesia's senior minister for maritime affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, last week summoned British Ambassador Moazzam Malik to discuss the damage. The ministry has described the reefs as being irreparably damaged.

Officials are incensed the ship's captain quickly sailed on to Bitung in North Sulawesi province and then the Philippines without waiting for an assessment of the damage.

"The people of Indonesia and the people of Papua have yet to hear Captain Keith Michael Taylor state an apology or remorse for the damage done by his act," said Havas. "The guardians of Raja Ampat, the people of Papua, are anxious to hear what British Captain Taylor has to say."

London-based NOBLE CALEDONIA has acknowledged responsibility for the damage and said it is working toward "a fair and realistic settlement."

Officials from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry are working on an estimate of economic losses that will be used in the settlement negotiations.

© HNZ HERALD, published 10:30 PM Thursday Mar 23, 2017

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