Oil spill

Worst Oil Spills in History

  • Torrey Canyon Spill

    The Torrey Canyon Oil Spill spilled 25 - 36 million gallons. The spill occured when the oil tanker, loaded to its full capacity, struck a coast of the reef of Cornwell. The spill occured at Scilly Isles in the United KIngdom. There were no casualties but 15,000 animals died due to the spill before it was contained.
  • The Sea Star Oil Spill

    Spilled 35.3 million gallons fo crude oil in the Gulf of Oman after an oil tanker crashed into another ship. There were no deaths.
  • Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill

    Spilled 69 million gallons in Portsall, France. There were no deaths.
  • Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill

    Spilled 140 million gallons of the coast of Mexico. There were no deaths.
  • Atlantic Empress Oil Spill

    Spilled 90 million gallons fo the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. There were no deaths.
  • Nowruz Oil Feild Spill

    Spilled 80 million gallons in the Persian Gulf in Iran. There was no deaths.
  • Kolva River Oil Spill

    Spilled 84 million gallons in the Kolva River Oil Spill. There were no deaths involved.
  • Castillo de Bellver Oil Spill

    Spilled 79 million gallons in Saldanha Bay, South Africa. There were no deaths.
  • The Odyssey Oil Spill

    Spilled 40.7 million gallons of oil of the coast of Novia Scotia in Canada. There were no deaths caused by the incident.
  • M/T Haven Tanker Oil Spill

    Spilled 45 million gallons in Genoa, italy. Six crew members died from the oil spill.
  • ABT Summer Oil Spill

    Spilled 51-81 million gallons off the coast of Angola. Five out of the 32 crew members on board were killed.
  • Gulf Oil Spill

    Spilled 206 million gallons of the Gulf of Mexico. There were 11 deaths.