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Case: Coral Cases, Elpis,
FL
Date of incident:
November 11, 1989.
Location:
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida.
Trustees:
Overview: On November 11, 1989, the 143-meter freighter M/V Elpis
ran aground on a Federally protected coral reef within the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary, managed and protected by NOAA in cooperation with
the State of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. The grounding
and subsequent attempts to free the ship resulted in significant injury to the
reef substrate and resident marine organisms. Two large craters were caused by
the ship's propellers and an extensive rubble field was created by the grinding
of the ship's hull against the reef.
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