{"id":1609,"date":"2016-01-29T09:50:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T01:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/29\/protected-coral-reef-damaged-by-microsoft-cofounder-paul-allens-yacht\/"},"modified":"2016-01-29T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T01:50:17","slug":"protected-coral-reef-damaged-by-microsoft-cofounder-paul-allens-yacht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/29\/protected-coral-reef-damaged-by-microsoft-cofounder-paul-allens-yacht\/","title":{"rendered":"Protected coral reef damaged by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's yacht"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Microsoft cofounder \u2014 and supporter<\/a> of conservation<\/a> efforts \u2014 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.<\/p>\n

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See also: Microsoft’s Paul Allen launches major conservation project during ‘shark week’<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to a report by the Cayman News Service<\/a>, almost 14,000-square-feet of coral reef in the West Bay replenishment zone was destroyed by the yacht, named Tatoosh<\/em><\/a>, confirmed by an in-water survey recently conducted by divers for the Department of Environment<\/p>\n

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The West Bay Replenishment Zone (boxed area) in the Cayman Islands<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>

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Image: Google Maps Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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