Topic: paul allen
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Microsoft founder settlement funds new mega-yacht moorings
Compensation money paid by Microsoft founder Paul Allen after his yacht damaged coral reef off Grand Cayman is being used to help ensure similar incidents do not happen in future.
Mega-yacht settlement to pay for new mooring
Money from the settlement between government and the owner of a mega-yacht that damaged coral reef in Cayman’s waters will be used to pay for a permanent mooring for large vessels at the north end of Seven Mile Beach.
Ship owner accepts liability for Eden Rock damage
The owner of the cargo ship that ran into Eden Rock reef two weeks ago has accepted liability for damage at the site, according...
Paul Allen agrees to pay compensation for reef damage
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has reached an agreement with government to make a compensation payment for the damage done to a coral reef in the islands’ waters in an incident involving his yacht, the M/Y Tatoosh, earlier this year.
Restoration completed of reef damaged by Paul Allen’s yacht
The Department of Environment and Paul Allen’s company Vulcan, Inc., on Friday announced the completion of a joint restoration project aimed at helping to speed the recovery of coral in West Bay damaged by Mr. Allen’s yacht in January.
DoE, Paul Allen settle differences to salvage coral reef
Work will resume Tuesday on repairing an area of coral reef that was damaged when the mega-yacht Tatoosh, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, dropped anchor off West Bay in January.
DoE, Allen reach agreement on coral restoration
The Department of Environment and Paul Allen’s company Vulcan Inc. have agreed to an “emergency restoration plan” to repair coral damaged when Mr. Allen’s boat, the M/Y Tatoosh, dropped anchor on a reef off West Bay last month.
Spat deepens between DoE and Paul Allen
Paul Allen’s company Vulcan Inc. issued a statement Saturday accusing Cayman’s Department of Environment of “delaying approving or implementing action” on a remediation plan to repair a large swath of coral allegedly damaged by the anchor of Mr. Allen’s yacht, MV/Tatoosh, in mid-January.
CCMI: Reefs face bigger threats than Allen’s yacht
Damage caused to a Cayman Islands coral reef by Paul Allen’s mega-yacht is troubling and ironic, but it is far from the greatest threat facing the fragile ecosystem, according to the head of Little Cayman’s Central Caribbean Marine Institute.
EDITORIAL – Government stays underwater on Allen’s reef proposal
Who will speak for our reefs, if not the Cayman Islands Ministry of Environment?
CCMI: Reefs face bigger threats than Allen’s yacht
Damage caused to a Cayman Islands coral reef by Paul Allen’s mega-yacht is troubling and ironic, but it is far from the greatest threat facing the fragile ecosystem, according to the head of Little Cayman’s Central Caribbean Marine Institute.
Killing Cayman’s coral
When will the government do something to prevent the destruction of coral and the environment in the Cayman Islands?
Mega-yacht owner plans reef restoration
Representatives of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen say he has developed a remediation plan to help restore damaged reef impacted by his 300-foot mega-yacht Tatoosh.
Allen yacht reef damage ‘worse than expected’
Some of the damage caused by the anchor chain of Paul Allen’s yacht is irreparable, scuba divers who have surveyed the site believe.
EDITORIAL – Equal environmental justice for everyone
We in the Cayman Islands should exercise great caution not to turn an environmental issue into a “class warfare” issue.
