A taiwanese fishing boat, Ho Tsai Fa No. 18, has run aground off Bali’s Padang Padang beach according to a report in TheAge.com.au.
Locals woke on Saturday to see the 30-metre vessel floundering on a reef. Looters emptied the holds of tuna and shark, believed to have been caught illegally.
Already the wreck is causing environmental concerns for the Rip Curl Cup, the Indonesian Championships which were supposed to start next week.
Rip Curl South Asia chief executive Jeff Anderson also raised environmental concerns. “We are in touch with the local authorities, pushing for the vessel to be removed before it turns into a potential disaster zone when the next big swell hits on Friday,” he said.
[Link: The Age]
