KOTA KINABALU: An investigation has been ordered into a coral reef damaged by a barge ferrying building materials for a forward base at a popular dive site at Pulau Mabul in Sabah's east coast Semporna. “The EPD will look into this thoroughly to establish which of the terms under the mitigation measures ordered for the construction of the forward base were not observed. Jafry said a contractor was delivering building materials for a forward base under the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) by barge when the incident occurred on June 24. The EPD had given the go-ahead for the forward base project on Feb 8 after the contractor submitted various mitigation measures. “It is important to carry out early restoration immediately to re-position the damaged reefs so they can survive.

Source: The Star June 26, 2021 08:37 UTC