Coral Reef Damaged

Kompas/Ichwan Susanto

The marine region in Pianemo in the Fam Islands that is similar to Wayag – both are located in Raja Ampat in West Papua – has been declared by locals to be a protected area. The 350,000-hectare marine region is home to numerous types of coral reefs and schools of fish.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – A Caledonian Sky cruise ship smashed into swaths of coral reef near Manswar Island at the Raja Ampat Marine Tourism Park conservation area in West Papua. The Raja Ampat regency administration is demanding the cruise ship company pay compensation for the damage to the ecosystem at the famed tourist destination.

“We are coordinating with all relevant parties to submit our complaint to the cruise company,” Raja Ampat Regent Abdul Faris Umlati said in a telephone interview on Sunday (12/3/2017), adding that the administration will demand compensation money from the company.