Oil Spill near the Galapagos Islands

On January 16, 2001, a major oil spill occurred off the coast of Ecuador, near the Galapagos Islands when a tanker carrying diesel fuel ran aground. This image was acquired in standard beam mode on January 21, 2001. The spill can be seen radiating from the western tip of San Cristobal Island and moving northwest towards the Santa Fe and Santa Cruz Islands. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)