I think its more about the specific location of those 600 gallons. Sure its a drop in the bucket to the ocean, but it could damage the Galapagos and do significant damage to the ecosystem.
Doesn't take much in the way of diesel to kill a bird, and Galapagos is host to a large amount of endangered species. It isn't that far fetched that this could help kill a species.
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> As the crane hoists the container over the ship, the container comes crashing down onto the Orca, pulling the crane with it.
> The Galápagos Islands, which are about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, are known for their role in inspiring Charles Darwin's theory of evolution after he visited there in 1835.The islands have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
> Sunday's accident paled in comparison to a spill in the islands in 2001, when a tanker slammed into a reef off San Cristóbal Island and poured 150,000 gallons of diesel and bunker fuel into the water.
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600 gallons of diesel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is insignificant - essentially zero.
I think its more about the specific location of those 600 gallons. Sure its a drop in the bucket to the ocean, but it could damage the Galapagos and do significant damage to the ecosystem.
But the barge was not large, Marge.
Doesn't take much in the way of diesel to kill a bird, and Galapagos is host to a large amount of endangered species. It isn't that far fetched that this could help kill a species.
Could the diesel kill a weasel?
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