[Coral-List] Ships groundings in GBR and Egypt's Ras Mohammed

Medio, David MedioD at Halcrow.com
Tue Apr 6 10:28:24 EDT 2010


I am following with apprehension the disaster unfolding in Australia. I
am hopeful the authorities there won't (again) have to take Egypt as an
inspirational model on what to do when such irresponsible behaviour
leads to large scale reef damage. 

 

In the mid 90s GBRMPA 'congratulated' their Egyptian counterpart when a
cruise liner ran aground reefs in the Ras Mohammed National Park and
swiftly punished those responsible. It happened again last January when
a 40 m wide container ship tried (illegally) to engage a 60 m passage in
the Straits of Tiran.

 

Let us see how quickly and adequately the Australians are this time
round. 

 

Dr David Medio 
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