The Rainbow Warrior, flagship for the international environmental group Greenpeace, inadvertently damaged portions of a coral reef off of the Phillipines, according to this report. The accident allegedly caused significant damage to a portion of the reef, which is located in the Tubbataha National Marine Park, a designated World Heritage site. Greenpeace blames faulty charts for the accident, and will pay a fine of approximately $7,000.
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