Ecuador's authorities are 'very concerned' about a cargo vessel carrying 600 gallons of diesel that sank in the Galapagos Islands on Sunday
QUITO - Ecuador’s environment minister, Raul Ledesma, said on Monday that a situation involving a sunken barge in the Galapagos Islands which was carrying 600 gallons of diesel is under control but added that authorities are “very concerned” about the vessel’s recovery.
Located around 1,000 kilometers from mainland Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are home to a variety of flora and fauna that famously helped inspire Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution following his 1835 visit. The crane was taking off a container holding an electricity generator when it fell into the vessel, causing it to sink. Ledesma said the sunken generator was the source of the oil seen in the water.
Ecuador’s Navy, alongside authorities from the Galapagos National Park, placed barriers and hydrocarbon-absorbing cloths around the stricken vessel to prevent the dispersal of anything that might leak.“This fuel spill could have caused serious effects on the sensitive ecosystem of this protected area,” the attorney general’s office said.
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