http://inhabitat.com/us-navy-to-pump-oil-from-grounded-ship-in-philippines-after-accident-destroys-large-areas-of-coral-reef/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/us-navy-to-pump-oil-from-grounded-ship-in-philippines-after-accident-destroys-large-areas-of-coral-reef/comment-page-1/#comment-475248 Tom Bennett Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:28:32 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=478356#comment-475248 This is an environmental disaster in Philippines most prestigious and sensitive marine park. Considered amongst the top ten dive sites in the world, Tubbataha Reserve is only a small area anyway. US Minesweepers should possess multiple automated systems to locate any obstruction in front of them without the need of personnel all of whom must have been doing something else at the time. What an embarrassment for US Navy and a disaster for the Philippines! This is an environmental disaster in Philippines most prestigious and sensitive marine park. Considered amongst the top ten dive sites in the world, Tubbataha Reserve is only a small area anyway. US Minesweepers should possess multiple automated systems to locate any obstruction in front of them without the need of personnel all of whom must have been doing something else at the time. What an embarrassment for US Navy and a disaster for the Philippines!

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