Canadians shipwrecked in Galapagos

A group of Canadian tourists shipwrecked in the Galapagos Islands
Wednesday is due back in Canada starting this weekend.

A spokesman for tour operator Quasar Expeditions said all but two of the
16 Canadian tourists aboard a yacht that ran aground while entering the
harbour at Puerto Ayora are scheduled to leave Ecuador on Saturday.

While some of the Canadians reside in the U.K., Fernando Diez said most
of them are due to arrive in Toronto on Sunday. Two others will be
delayed a day as they secure new passports, he said, noting their
documentation could not be reached aboard the ship which remains stuck
on a reef.

Officials are still trying to piece together the cause of the incident,
but it appears a malfunctioning lighthouse is at least partly to blame.





http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadian...764/story.html
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/Ca...574/story.html

peter conferred with the ghost of Faye Wray and said On 3/24/2010 2:18 PM:
A group of Canadian tourists shipwrecked in the Galapagos Islands
Wednesday is due back in Canada starting this weekend.

A spokesman for tour operator Quasar Expeditions said all but two of
the 16 Canadian tourists aboard a yacht that ran aground while
entering the harbour at Puerto Ayora are scheduled to leave Ecuador on
Saturday.

While some of the Canadians reside in the U.K., Fernando Diez said
most of them are due to arrive in Toronto on Sunday. Two others will
be delayed a day as they secure new passports, he said, noting their
documentation could not be reached aboard the ship which remains stuck
on a reef.

Officials are still trying to piece together the cause of the
incident, but it appears a malfunctioning lighthouse is at least
partly to blame.





http://www.vancouversun.com/Canadian...764/story.html

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/Ca...574/story.html



Hmmmm, a malfunctioning lighthouse .... that's the excuse the Wreckers
of Key West used way back when....hmmmm...

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