Around a hector of the Rasfaree Reef damages by bulk carrier: EPA

Bulk carrier Navio Amaryllis that ran aground onto Rasfaree Reef in August had damaged around a hector (10,000 square meters) of the reef.

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(FILE) Aerial shot of the bulk carrier Navio Amaryllis that had run aground in Rasfaree Reef in August: EPA said it would take over ten years to recover the damages the reef suffered in this incident --Photo: Mohamed Shaahid

Lamya Abdulla

2021-09-26 13:12:16

Bulk carrier Navio Amaryllis that ran aground onto Rasfaree Reef in August had damaged around a hector (10,000 square meters) of the reef.

The 189.99 meters long bulk carrier ran aground on August 19 onto the protected Rasfaree Reef. Navio Amaryllis, registered to Panama, was en route to South Africa from India when this incident occurred.

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