A traveling Amateur Photographer, currently residing in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Water Security and Sustainability in Middle East
Let’s build more Hotels in Sharm el Sheikh with big green gardens…..
2 years ago
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Chinese Container Ship hit Woodhouse reef
Last Monday a 260m long Chinese Container Ship tried to go through the narrow passage of the strait of Tiran near Sharm el Sheikh. Nobody officially knows why this ship tried to go through there, since it is obviously way too big. It hit the Woodhouse reef and is stuck there now. The damage to the reef is yet unknown (officially), but I mean, go figure. There is NO news coverage of this incident. None. Silch. The only people reporting it are the divers and the dive magazines. Quote from Divemagazin.co.uk
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An area approximately 30m wide and 20m long has tumbled away in sections down the steep slope of Woodhouse Reef like an avalanche, destroying any living coral below to a depth of at least 45m. At 35m you can clearly see a large slab of reef plate that used to be near the surface.’
I bet, if there was an oil spill, news agencies would be all over this, no? Here’s some footage on Youtube:
2 years ago
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