AFP, Quito) Ecuadorian officials said that a fuel barge capsized and sank in heavy seas, spilling about 1,850 liters (500 gallons) of diesel into the sea off the Galapagos Islands.

• 法新社基多电)厄瓜多官员表示，一艘载运燃料的驳船在恶风大浪的海上倾覆、沉没，造成约一千八百五十公升(五百加仑)的柴油倾泄入加拉巴戈斯群岛外海。