Posted on 02/18/2015 6:45:59 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The US has paid $1.97m to the Philippines in compensation for damage caused to a protected reef.
The Philippine foreign ministry said the money, the full amount requested, was paid in January and would be used to restore and protect the reef.
The USS Guardian minesweeper ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in January 2013.
The ship was eventually dismantled to avoid causing further damage. The US apologised and removed four officers, including the commanding officer, for not following standard procedures.
In May 2013 a US Navy investigation said the mishap was "wholly preventable" and a result of poor planning and "numerous" errors.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Wow. It was so badly stuck that they decommissioned the ship, broke it into three sections and salvaged it for scrap.
I imagine the Captain and his officers are now working at Walmart and McDonalds. Oops!
It is a rock that no one would see. Someone made a lot of money off this scam of damaged reef.
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