Grounded Luxury Yacht Damaged 19K Square Feet of Coral Reef, Officials Say
http://www.newsweek.com/grounded-luxury-yacht-damaged-19000-square-feet-coral-reef-1788614
A luxury yacht that was grounded off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, has left thousands of square feet of damage to the surrounding coral reefs.
The 94-foot-long boat, called Nakoa, was pulled free on March 5 after running aground two weeks prior just outside the Honolua-Mokulē'ia Bay Marine Life Conservation District on Maui's northwestern coast. Biologists have now finished assessing the damage caused by the enormous vessel on the local wildlife, and the outcome is not looking good.