(Reuters) - The International Surfing Association (ISA) has welcomed a pause in preparations for the construction of a judging tower for the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti after local opponents said a barge had damaged coral near the contest site.
A video posted on Instagram on Saturday by Save Teahupo'o Reef, a coalition of locals, surfers and environmental NGOs, appeared to show a barge stuck on the reef, along with broken coral and its damaged propeller.
