DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: And now for the latest on the oil spill off the coast on the Galapagos Islands. A tanker captain has been detained in connection with that oil spill. For the latest, let's go to our Harris Whitbeck, who is in the Galapagos Islands -- Harris.</s>HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Daryn. The captain of the tanker has admitted that he was at fault when he steered his ship into the wrong channel as he was trying to anchor here in the port of San Cristobal. He is under detention and will be facing a tribunal throughout the morning, answering questions and waiting to see what the courts will decide to do with him. Meanwhile, behind me, there is an operation under way. It's a joint operation between the Ecuadorian navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. They are working to start trying to right this ship. It is listing at about 60 degrees right now. And what they hope to do is to use cables to pull it back upright and eventually clean it up, patch up some of the holes, and tow it out to sea. As to what might happen with it later, there is some talk of sinking it and turning it into an artificial reef -- in a way, giving back to the environment after all the damage that has been caused -- Daryn.</s>KAGAN: What about the status of the animal there, Harris?</s>WHITBECK: The animals -- the damage has not bad as had expected. There were some sea lions who were rescued yesterday. They were cleaned up and taken care by veterinarians here and later released. A few birds also were -- had to be cleaned up and released, but environmentalists here say that they feel quite fortunate -- the damage could have been a lot worse.</s>KAGAN: All right, well, that part at least is good news -- Harris Whitbeck, bringing us the latest from the Galapagos Islands, thank you very much.
Captain Detained Over Galapagos Oil Spill