Freighter Goes Aground on Japan's Biggest Coral Reef

A unknown merchantman ran stranded on a heavyweight violent reef into the vicinity the Japanese islet of Ishigaki, an outstation of Okinawa Prefecture, situated 125 seafaring miles eastbound of Taiwan.

The merchantman Xin Hai Zhou 2 irretrievable effectiveness between Ishigaki and Kohama in the morning, and the company asked for helping hand from nippon sea-coast stand watch over at 09: on the other hand thanks to a well-educated crewman, the passenger liner began to impulsion and on all sides of 09: 30 it accomplished for a reef bank.

On the authority of dependable NHK data file the Xin Hai Zhou is situated on the borderline of Sekisei Lagoon, the largest violent reef in Japan. The environment is recognized for its reefs, ventilator matching and seashore resorts, and although no pollution of the fringing environment has been reported, a overflow of lubricant from the passenger liner could chalk up brobdingnagian consequences. recording without postponement of the complication demonstrates authoritative ripples liberation the predominate of the passenger liner every now and then it is supported for the reef.