Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Ecuador - Galapagos Islands Oil Spill OCHA Situation Report No. 2

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2001/0028
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Oil Spill - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
8 February 2001

THE SITUATION IS LARGELY UNDER CONTROL

CLEAN UP AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES CONTINUE

MEDIUM- TO LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE REQUIRED

1. On 17 January 2001 the 'Jessica', an Ecuadorian-registered ship, ran aground on San Cristobal Island, part of the Galapagos Islands archipelago, 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador.

2. The spilled oil has reached the shore in many areas and impacted a variety of aquatic and shoreline birds and

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