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Atlantic Empress
SS Atlantic Empress was a Greek oil tanker that in 1979 collided with the oil tanker Aegean Captain in the Caribbean, and eventually sank, having created the fifth largest oil spill on record and the largest ship-based spill, and nearly 90 million gallons of crude oil was dumped into the sea. -
Ixtoc I oil spill
On 3 June 1979, the well suffered a blowout resulting in one of the largest oil spills in history. In the initial stages of the spill, an estimated 30,000 barrels (5,000 m3) of oil per day were flowing from the well. From the explosion of a wellhead. -
Nowruz Oil Field
An oil tanker crashed into the Nowruz Field Platform in the Persian Gulf and knocked it askew, damaging the well underneath. -
ABT Summer oil spill
The Liberian-registered ABT Summer exploded one month after the M/T Haven carrying a load of 260,000 tonnes of Iranian crude oil. -
Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced, a senior official has said. At least 20 million gallons have now spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, affecting more than 70 miles (110km) of Louisiana's coastline.
