Greenpeace is an environmental campaign based in Europe. One of Greenpeace's cruise liners accidently slid ashore an unseen island called Giglio while on one of its voyages a few days ago. The rocks punched holes in the bottom and side of the ship's huge hull, causing it to partially sink under the water. Luckily, since the ship was resting on the island shoreline, it did not completely submerge. The entire ship would have gone under if not for the shoreline. If the ship went completely under the water, it would be a complete loss of millions of dollars. Fortunately, the ship will just be pulled out of the water and the huge holes will simply be patched. The ship is expected to be back on the water in a matter of weeks.
Another major problem with this almost-sinking, is that the ship was carrying millions of gallons of fuel oil. If this fuel leaks in to the water around the small island Giglio, it will destroy all fish and marine plant life in that area. Giglio is known for its rare and beautiful fish and marine plants and it would be a catastrophe if it was wiped out. Marine emergency experts are doing everything they can in order to keep this from happening. Jake Grider 1/16/12
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