History Of Major Oil Spills

By evargas323

  • Santa Barbara: 4.2 Million Gallons spilled

    -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

  • Sansinena: 1.26 million gallons

    -explosion split vessels sasinena in half in Los Angelas harbor.
    -within 2 hours Booms & containment gear were deployed
    -gear was used for 120 days

  • "Amoco Caoliz:68.7 million gallons"

    -American Super tanker broke in 2 on rocks.
    -3 miles off the coast of Brittany,France

  • Exxon Valdez:10.8 Million Gallons"

    -american takerfillzed to capacity with heavy oils.(alaska's prince williams sound)
    -otters,fish,and birds died
    - 1 bilion clean up fund

  • Megaborg:4.2

  • Lxtoc:140 million gallons

    -exploratory well " blew out" (Yucatan Pennisula)
    -brought under control March 1980
    -gushed mud color oil & other gases