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Ecuador has declared an emergency in the Galapagos Islands, saying that a cargo ship which ran aground last week still poses a threat to the archipelago's fragile ecosystem.
The ship's cargo has been offloaded, but the authorities said pollutants, like motor oil, inside the vessel could spill and cause environmental damage.
They were working to remove the ship.
The Galapagos are home to unique animal species such as the giant tortoise, marine iguana and flightless cormorant.
In 1978, the chain of volcanic islands were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
The Ecuadorean freighter, the Galapaface I, became stranded off the rocky coast of the island of San Cristobal last Friday.
It was carrying more than 70,000 litres (15,400 gallons) of diesel fuel.
'Environmental risk'
The governor of the Galapagos said that, despite having emptied all the fuel, some pollutants remained inside.
"The ship is stranded and continues to present an environmental risk for the Galapagos Marine Reserve and must leave the area," Jorge Torres told the Efe news agency.
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