We rarely lose a coconut tree but when we do it's most often done in by an unseen killer that burrows into the heart of the tree from below. There's not much we can do to save the tree and this is what we find when we take it down. In our experience this has happened only to fairly young trees.
Our 800 meter canal from Smokey Lane Lagoon up to the Caribbean Beach at False Bluff is one of the more scenic parts of the boat trip out. The lower vegetation has been cut back to provide further visibility and increased sunlight for some future landscaping.