CADES REEF WRECK

CADES REEF WRECK

On the night of 26 September, the 40-foot catamaran Gi Gi ran aground on Cades Reef. The foreign owner abandoned the uninsured vessel and left the island, leaving us with a deteriorating wreck which has caused extensive damage to the reef inside Cades Bay Marine Reserve. In six days of cleaning, which involved multiple boats and over 36 volunteers, we recovered approximately 1.25 tons of boat parts and belongings from the broken boat. Unfortunately, it continues to break apart on the reef.

ABOT is actively working on creating change to our government policies in order to prevent these types of situations from happening again.