Galapagos Islands in emergency after stranding of Ship

The ship was carrying groceries, appliances and other materials to the Ecuadorian archipelago.
The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador said that the declaration of emergency, which will last for 180 days, aims to facilitate actions “to environmental damage that could be triggered by the stranding and sinking” Ship and measures around ocean freight and supply of fuel to the Islands.
On November 17, a boat heading to the Galapagos Islands sank near Santa Elena Peninsula in the continental Ecuador, while carrying 1,200 tons of cargo. In May last year ran aground in the archipelago the Ship Galapaface I, recalls the BBC World journalist Paul Mena Erazo.

SOURCE: Bbc.co.uk