OIL SLICK: Boat With 20,000 Gallons Of Diesel Sinks At Galapagos Islands, Sparking Eco Disaster Fears

The containment and clean up measures implemented after the sinking of a tourist vessel on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park, to reduce the impacts on marine ecosystems, in April, 2022. 
Note: Photo  from press statment . (Galapagos Parque/Newsflash) The containment and clean up measures implemented after the sinking of a tourist vessel on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park, to reduce the impacts on marine ecosystems, in April, 2022. Note: Photo from press statment . (Galapagos Parque/Newsflash)
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25 April 2022
A diesel boat with 47 barrels of fuel onboard has sunk off the coast of one of the Galapagos Islands, sparking a potential ecological disaster. The boat, called Albatros, sank near the island of Santa Cruz in the Ecuadorian Galapagos Islands on Saturday. The state-run oil company...