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Santa Barbara 4.2 million gallons spilled
This oil spill lasted for twelve days. The people used straw to soak up the oil. -
Sansinena 1.26 million gallons spilled
The explosion on the Sansinena tanker completely split the ship in half. Within two hours booms and containments were deployed. -
Amoco Cadiz 68.7 million gallons spilled
The supertanker had broken in two on rocks in Brittany, France. Covered 125 miles full of oil resulting in the largest oil spill in France. -
Ixtoc I 140 million gallons spilled
The exploratory well Ixtoc I blew out of the Yucatan Peninsula. Took almost a year to be brought into control. -
Exxon Valdez 10.8 million gallons spilled
The tanker ran aground near Alaska. Killed otters, fish, and birds. Tax was imposed allowing a $1 billion dollar fund. -
Megaborg 4.2 million gallons spilled
Engine room explosion set off a raging fire. The fire was extinguished and the link plugged within a week. -
Kuwait 37.8 billion gallons spilled
Iraqis opened oil wells and pipe valves setting ablaze 650 facilities. Half of the spill evaporated. The Kuwait teams extinguished the fires in eight months. -
Hurricane Katrina 7.98 million gallons spilled
Damaged 50 of the 4,000 platforms uprooted pipelines. Actual exposure worse than what was suggested. -
Deepwater Horizon ongoing
Explosion and two day fire sank the drilling rig. 5,000 gallons of oil are gushed out during explosion. Now there are over 200,000 gallons of oil spilling each day. Happened 50 miles offshore.
