Local reports said the 99,057-cbfBCGalapaface 1 (built 1979) had developed a list after running aground on 9 May.
Ingress to the engine room was described assignificant.
Salvors have drained 14,000 gallons of fuelfrom the ship, which is lying off San Cristobal, the easternmost inhabited islandin the group, 500 miles west of Ecuador.
A team of divers, welders and technicians havearrived on scene and the vessel’s operator, Cruising Galapagos, has hired a tug to assist.
