Crews laid out containment barriers after a barge carrying 600 gallons of diesel fuel sank off the Galapagos Islands.
December 24, 2019, 12:05 AMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.Areas of the Galapagos Islands were under a state of emergency on Monday as crews battled to assess the damage of a potentially massive oil spill.
Ecuadorean park and naval crews were on site, Dec. 23, 2019, laying out containment barriers and absorbent cloths in an effort to contain the spill. Ecuadorean park and naval crews were on site, Dec. 23, 2019, laying out containment barriers and absorbent cloths in an effort to contain the spill. It was not immediately clear how much oil had leaked out of the ship and the country's environmental ministry said it was assessing the risk of pollution.
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