[quote]Ecuador has declared a state of emergency on the Galápagos Islands after a freighter carrying chemicals and dangerous products ran aground last week, according to a statement from the Environment Ministry.
The freighter, Galapaface I, ran aground May 9 as it was leaving the bay of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, on San Cristóbal island, the ministry said. The ship is stranded and may sink, it said.
The ministry said 19,000 gallons of diesel has already been removed from the ship without causing any damage to the Unesco World Heritage site.
The emergency measure will free up resources to deal with the roughly 1,000 tonnes of pollutants the ship was carrying.[/quote]
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here's hoping they get all of the dangerous materials off without incident. I don't even want to think about what could happen to the unique wildlife in that area if there's a major spill event
I hope the Galapagos turtles are okay :[
The giant tortoises are endangered
[QUOTE=Citrus705;44847930]I hope the Galapagos turtles are okay :[
I think the giant tortoises are endangered[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure those went extinct a while ago.
[QUOTE=Glitchbunny;44847932]I'm pretty sure those went extinct a while ago.[/QUOTE]
They're endangered, not extinct.
[QUOTE=Smasher 006;44847968]They're endangered, not extinct.[/QUOTE]
Yeah you're right, thought Lonesome George was the last one. He was the last of a sub-species.
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44847920]Galapaface I[/QUOTE]
Very interesting name for a ship :v:
Wow I didn't know Legendary would go that far to promote Godzilla.
Not all the lizards ;_;
God damn it can we go a year without pissing all over some awesome endangered environment or animals, please?
Do companies hire mentally handicapped people to run all of their freighters?
[QUOTE=Smasher 006;44847968]They're endangered, not extinct.[/QUOTE]
Because they're only on those islands. Like basically everything there.
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