There is major damage to the reef in the Lighthouse Reef Atoll area after a luxury yacht threw its anchor right unto the reef. This footage from OCEANA's Facebook page shows that the 200 foot yacht called Samadhi threw anchor directly unto the reef and a 75 foot chain is tracking along the reef.
The Department of Environment is investigating this act of supreme recklessness and was sent to the area today. OCEANA says the area is known as the Aquarium at Long Caye and is located inside the Lighthouse Reef Atoll and is one of the area's most popular dive sites. They say that there was no need to drop anchor because to safeguard the coral, mooring points were installed many years ago.
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