Galapagos Marine Patrols Gain Speed On Seafaring Outlaws

former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, overhauled and refitted by World Wildlife Fund, began patrolling the waters of the Galapagos today as the first National Park Service vessel fast enough to outrun and catch poachers at sea. With the arrival of the 95-foot-long Yoshka, national park officials, "finally have the means to catch poachers and combat the illegal fishing that threatens the outstanding marine life of the Galapagos Islands," said Lauren Spurrier, managing director of WWF's Galapagos program. "This boat is faster than anything else out there."...