Ecuador declares emergency over cargo ship run aground in Galapagos Islands

[HuckleB]

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/05/16/Ecuador-declares-emergency-over-cargo-ship-run-aground-in-Galapagos-Islands/5161400256056/#ixzz31trwsUx2

"Officials in Ecuador have declared an emergency, as a large cargo ship that ran aground last week remains idled in the Galapagos Islands -- a threat to the region's fragile ecosystem.
Last Friday, the freighter, Galapaface I, miscalculated and ran out of deep water, colliding with the rocky coast of San Cristobal Island. The ship was carrying more than 15,400 gallons of diesel fuel and several tons of cargo. While most of the oil and cargo has been removed, the ship is still full of other pollutants, like motor oil, that officials worry could leak into the water as the freighter continues to sink.

"The ship is stranded and continues to present an environmental risk for the Galapagos Marine Reserve and must leave the area," Governor Jorge Torres told the Efe news agency.

A press statement released by Ecuador officials confirmed that the emergency, which will grant additional funding to clean up efforts, will remain in place for six months.

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[Jenoch]

1. Was the captain of Galapaface I Joe Hazelwood?

[HuckleB]

2. +1

[Jenoch]

3. To be fair to Joe, it might also have been Captain Francesco Schettino.

[HuckleB]

6. Did they team up now?

[seveneyes]

4. Pump it out and tow it off the rocks

It's not that complicated.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Sounds like that's what they're doing...

but it's probably not that simple, either. If they just start yanking on her, she could rip open on whatever she's stranded on and sink, along with all those pollutants that can't be removed easily.