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Aground in Galapagos
An Ecuadorian reefer has suffered water ingress after hitting rocks off the environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands.
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Aground in Galapagos
An Ecuadorian reefer has suffered water ingress after hitting rocks off the environmentally sensitive Galapagos Islands.
Local reports said the 99,057-cbf BC Galapaface 1 (built 1979) had developed a list after running aground on 9 May.
Ingress to the engine room was described as significant.
Salvors have drained 14,000 gallons of fuel from the ship, which is lying off San Cristobal, the easternmost inhabited island in the group, 500 miles west of Ecuador.
A team of divers, welders and technicians have arrived on scene and the vessel’s operator, Cruising Galapagos, has hired a tug to assist.
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