The reefs had sustained damage for years as Eilat and the neighboring Jordanian Red Sea resort of Aqaba grew from isolated desert outposts into tourist boom towns.

• 随着埃拉特和邻近的约旦红海旅游胜地亚喀巴湾由荒凉的沙漠村落成长为新兴的旅游城市，那里的珊瑚礁数年来一直受到破坏。