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-an oil leak off the shore of Santa Barbara leaked for 12 days.
-Prisoners scattered tons of straw to soak up those oil
-senator gayiord a. nelson started earth day -
-explosion split vessels sasinena in half in Los Angelas harbor.
-within 2 hours Booms & containment gear were deployed
-gear was used for 120 days -
-American Super tanker broke in 2 on rocks.
-3 miles off the coast of Brittany,France -
-american takerfillzed to capacity with heavy oils.(alaska's prince williams sound)
-otters,fish,and birds died
- 1 bilion clean up fund -
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-exploratory well " blew out" (Yucatan Pennisula)
-brought under control March 1980
-gushed mud color oil & other gases