The tourist boat, Sulidae, sunk in the morning of Sunday, April 22nd, 2012. No casualties were reported. The Sulidae was built/constructed in 1901 (not a typo) and has completed over 110 years of service. The tourist boat ‘Sulidae’ sank at about 03:00 on Sunday while sailing between the islands of San Cristobal and Santa Fe, announced the National Park Services in a news release. At the time …
Category Archive: GALAPAGOS NEWS
Dec
19
2011
Ecuador Airline Flight Prices Set to Increase as of January 1st, 2012
December 19th, 2011 Latest news update … Official information coming from the two major airlines operating Galapagos Islands flights (i.e., TAME and AEROGAL) in regards to flight rate increases from January 1st, 2012: AEROGAL states the following … USD $50 per person per way (e.g. Quito-Galapagos or Galapagos-Quito) for flights to/from Quito for Baltra & …
Oct
19
2011
Galapagos Marine Reserve & NGOs Fighting In Its Defense
An article appeared in The Guardian ”Shark massacre reported in Colombian waters“ today (October 19, 2011) stating that … “Colombian environmental authorities have reported a huge shark massacre in the Malpelo wildlife sanctuary in Colombia’s Pacific waters, where as many as 2,000 hammerhead, Galápagos and whale sharks may have been slaughtered for their fins”. Although this incident occurred in Colombian …
Oct
11
2011
Suggested Packing List for Galapagos Islands
For many experienced travelers, packing for an upcoming trip to the Galapagos Islands may be very routine, obvious and almost natural. However, there are many (both experienced and novice travelers alike) that may gain a better insight of what will come in hand while excitedly packing for your explorations in the Galapagos Islands. First, you …
Sep
01
2011
New Visitor Regulation for Charles Darwin Station (Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island)
New Galapagos National Park regulation for tortoise corals visits at the Darwin Station Research Station (Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island). Effective September 1st 2011, visitors to the Charles Darwin Research Station in Santa Cruz, will no longer be allowed to enter or walk inside the interior walls of the tortoise corals. Guides have reported that passengers …
Jul
21
2011
Death Toll of 357 Sharks – Illegal Fishing in the Galapagos Islands
Original Spanish news source: Parque Nacional Galapagos (PNG) Technicians and authorities of the Galapagos National Park (DPNG), Navy, National Police conducted an inspection of the fishing boat ‘Fer Mary I’ detained for illegal fishing in the Galapagos Islands. The ‘Fer Mary I’ and its six smaller fishing boats were detained 20 miles within the archipelago, to …
