Andship loaded with 20 thousand tons of Cuban rajón stone for the construction of the Mayan Train, which remained anchored in Puerto Morelos,damaged coral reefs in that area of the Mexican Caribbean, divers from the country reported.
The underwater diver and filmmakerAlberto Friscione stated that due to "poor maneuvers", the enormous anchors of thebuque Melody, which arrived in Puerto Morelos loaded with stone on March 3, damaged a section of reef that was protected by law.
"When they pulled the anchor it fell on top of many gorgonians, they pulled the entire chain for quite a few meters and as the boat anchored the chain moved and began to break the few or many corals that were there," he toldlocal media.
He explained that, out of curiosity, he went diving with a friend the day the ship anchored and that was when they discovered the damage caused to corals that are protected by Mexican law.
"We went diving precisely the day they anchored, the water was beautiful and we went just out of curiosity because the area where the boat anchored is a permitted area for anchoring, it is an area that divides the reefs of Puerto Morelos and the Gran Reserva. Caribbean," he stressed.
Likewise, the mediaBox News He approached within 50 meters of the ship and confirmed that the Mexican government was moving it southeast toward Cozumel after reporting damage to the corals.
It was noticed that the boat was anchored in the area waiting for logistics to unload the stone transported from itport of Cienfuegos in Cuba. PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador had celebrated the purchase of ballast from the island for the construction of its controversial Mayan Train project.
The local press has criticized that the transfer of the rajón stone "has been carried out in a careless manner and without planning."
Friscione indicated that when the coral damage was revealed, the ship Melody withdrew from the affected area and is now off the coast of the island of Cozumel.
The boat arrived at the port of Morelos, in Quintana Roo, from Cuba on March 3.
Although the Cuban official press affirms that this project promoted by the ally of the López Obrador regime is done in support of the sustainable development of the people of Mexico, it has been surrounded by strong controversies in the country.
Among other issues, thedetractors of the Mayan Train point out the environmental impact of the destruction of the jungle, the impact of cenotes or the modification of ecosystems due to changes in the project route.
Mexico hopes to receive2.5 million tons of rajón stone from the Caribbean island.
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