January 24, 2001

2:47 PM

Oh, hell. Now all of that tanker fuel is floating around the Galapagos Islands.Okay, so stupid question time: How is it that oil tankers are allowed to be near the islands at all, given their fragility and the number of endangered species on them? I'm sure they'd have to go out of their way to move the oil, but wouldn't that be better environmentally than, well, this?!
posted by metrocake (3 comments total)

the oil was destined for use *on* the islands.
posted by paul at 3:02 PM on January 24, 2001

:: quite sheepish :: Doh.

It still doesn't seem like oil tanker passage to the islands is well-regulated, though -- at least that's how this release from the World Wildlife Foundation reads...
posted by metrocake at 3:37 PM on January 24, 2001

This was diesel fuel. All they had to do was put a match to it.

The 'crime' is that the magnates who own this rust-bucket have convinved the captain of the boat to be the fall guy , thereby releasing them from liability.

Course the captain has no assets, ergo , no damages can be collected . Clever . . . if it works .
posted by ojsbuddy at 6:21 PM on January 24, 2001