Scuba Diving in Borneo, Indonesia around Sangalaki and to Kakaban, Maratua & Samama and see Mantas, Turtles, Sharks...
SANGALAKI DIVE LODGE IS CLOSED!
AFTER 18 MONTHS OF REBUILDING & RENOVATIONS,
THE GOVERNMENT CLOSED THE RESORT IN MARCH 2009.
THE REASON? POLITICAL INDECISION!
THE ISLAND IS NOW A DISGRACE!
ANYTHING OF ANY VALUE HAS BEEN STOLEN OR DESTROYED!
TURTLES CANNOT EASILY ACCESS THE ISLAND
TO LAY THEIR EGGS DUE TO THE DEBRIS ON THE BEACH!
THE CORAL REEFS ARE BEING DESTROYED BY DYNAMITE
FISHERMEN
AND A CROWN OF THORNS EPIDEMIC!
THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF THIS BUT IS DOING NOTHING!
SANGALAKI COULD HAVE BEEN THE FLAGSHIP FOR DIVING
IN BORNEO.
INSTEAD IT IS A REMINDER THAT INEPTITUDE & IGNORANCE
REMAIN
THE NUMBER 1 CAUSE OF WORLDWIDE REEF DESTRUCTION
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