http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/apr/01/uss-guardian-removed-tubbataha-reef-video/
In January, a US minesweeper, the USS Guardian, got stuck on a reef off the coast of The Philippines. The reef was Tubbataha, a protected marine park in the Philippines. It is off limits to any vessel unless that vessel has been given permission by the park authorities. After being stuck for 10 weeks, a US Navy salvage crew finally extracted the last piece of the Guardian. An initial look showed that the ship had damaged about 43,055 square feet of this reef. Fines for damaging this protected reef can reach up to $585 for every square meter that is damaged. While the US has apologized profusely they have not explained why this state of the art naval ship ran aground in such a clearly dangerous area.
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