Microsoft cofounder — and supporter of conservation efforts — Paul Allen is in hot water because the anchor chain on his 300-foot yacht is being blamed for heavy damage to a huge swath of protected coral in the Cayman Islands.
According to a report by the Cayman News Service, almost 14,000-square-feet of coral reef in the West Bay replenishment zone was destroyed by the yacht, named Tatoosh, confirmed by an in-water survey recently conducted by divers for the Department of Environment
The West Bay Replenishment Zone (boxed area) in the Cayman Islands
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