List of Major Oilspills compiled by George Draffan

	Major Oil Spills compiled by George Draffan Endgame homepage
2010	USA Louisiana	On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on the semi-submersible offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 rig workers and injuring 17 others. On April 24, it was found that the wellhead was damaged and was leaking oil into the Gulf. Google crisis response website Google news search BP live video US EPA response
2002	Spain	Prestige carrying 20 million gallons (70,000 metric tons) of fuel oil broke up off the Spanish coast.
2001	Ecuador	Ecuadorean-registered ship Jessica, spilled 175,000 gallons of diesel and bunker oil into the sea off the Galapagos Islands in what was seen as one of Galapagos' worst environmental disasters.
2000	South Africa	Some 1,400 tonnes of heavy fuel oil leaked from the bulk carrier Treasure off Cape Town prompting massive rescue of Jackass penguins on Dassen and Robben Islands.
2000	Brazil	A ruptured pipeline spewed about 340,000 gallons of heavy oil into Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
2000	South Africa	Some 1,400 tonnes of heavy fuel oil leaked from the bulk carrier Treasure off Cape Town, affecting penguins on Dassen and Robben Islands.
1999	France	The stern of the Maltese tanker Erika sank off the northwest of France after splitting in two. It was carrying 25,000 tonnes of viscous fuel oil.
1999	France	The stern of the Maltese tanker Erika sank off the northwest of Brittany after splitting in two, spilling 25,000 tonnes of viscous fuel oil.
1997	Sea of Japan	Japan Russian tanker Nakhodka spilled 19,000 tonnes of oil after breaking in two in the Sea of Japan.
1996	UK	UK Liberian-registered Sea Empress hit rocks near Milford Haven, Wales, spilling 72,000 tonnes of oil.
1994	Portugal	Panamanian tanker, Cercal, spilled about 2,000 tonnes of crude into the sea after striking a rock near Leixoes harbour, in Oporto.
1994	UAE	15,900 tonnes of crude oil leaked into the Arabian Sea after the Panamanian-flagged Seki collided with the UAE tanker Baynunah 10 miles off the UAE port of Fujairah.
1994	Thailand	About 105,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the sea four miles off the eastern Sriracha coast after oil tanker Visahakit 5 and a cargo ship collided.
1994	United Arab Emirates	UAE 15,900 tonnes of crude oil leaked into the Arabian Sea after the Panamanian-flagged Seki collided with the UAE tanker Baynunah 10 miles off the UAE port of Fujairah.
1994	Thailand	About 105,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the sea four miles off the eastern Sriracha coast after oil tanker Visahakit 5 and a cargo ship collided.
1993	USA Florida	August 10, 1993, three ships collided in Tampa Bay, Florida: the barge Bouchard 155, the freighter Balsa 37, and the barge Ocean 255. The Bouchard 155 spilled an estimated 336,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil into Tampa Bay.
1993	UK	The tanker Braer hit rocks near the coast of the Shetland Islands shedding its cargo of 85,000 tonnes of crude in the worst oil wreck in British waters for 26 years.
1992	Indonesia	Liberian-registered tanker Nagasaki Spirit collided with container Ocean Blessing in the Malacca Straits spilling some 12,000 tonnes of crude.
1992	Spain	Greek tanker Aegean Sea ran aground and broke in two near La Coruna spilling most of its 80,000 tonne cargo of oil.
1992	Indonesia	Liberian-registered tanker Nagasaki Spirit collided with container Ocean Blessing in the Malacca Straits, spilling some 12,000 tonnes of crude.
1992	Uzbekistan	Fergana Valley
1991	Italy	The Haven spilled more than 50,000 tons of oil off Genoa in Italy.
1991	Iraq	Iraq released about 460 million gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War.
1991	700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off Angola	A Liberian-registered supertanker, ABT Summer, leaked 260,000 tonnes of oil after an explosion off Angola causing an oil slick 17 nautical miles by three.
1991	Persian Gulf	Beginning in late January of the 1991 Gulf War, the Iraqi Army destroyed tankers, oil terminals, and oil wells in Kuwait, causing the release of about 900,000,000 barrels of oil. This was the largest oil spill in history.
1991	Mediterranean Sea near Genoa, Italy	Amoco Haven tanker disaster
1990	USA Michigan	On September 16, 1990, the tank vessel Jupiter was offloading gasoline at a refinery on the Saginaw River near Bay City, Michigan, when a fire started on board and the vessel exploded.
1990	USA Texas	Megaborg released 5.1 million gallons of oil as the result of a lightering accident and subsequent fire. The incident occurred 60 nautical miles south-southeast of Galveston, Texas on June 8, 1990.
1990	USA California	The tanker, American Trader, leaked 300,000 gallons of crude from a gash in the hull causing an oil slick 14 miles long polluting Bosa Chica, one of southern California's biggest nature preserves.
1990	USA New Jersey	March 6, 1990, the Cibro Savannah exploded and caught fire while departing the pier at the Citgo facility in Linden, New Jersey. About 127,000 gallons of oil remained unaccounted for after the incident. No one knows how much oil burned and how much spilled into the environment.
1989	Morocco	After explosions and a fire Iranian tanker Kharg-5 was abandoned spilling 70,000 tonnes of crude oil, endangering the coast and oyster beds at Oualidia.
1989	USA Alaska	Exxon Valdez grounded and spilled 10 million gallons (38,800 tons) of crude oil into Prince William Sound in Alaska.
1988	700 nautical miles (1,300 km) off Nova Scotia, Canada	Odyssey
1983	South Africa	Fire broke out on the Spanish tanker Castillo de Bellver and 175.6m gallons of light crude burnt off the coast at Cape Town. Fire broke out on the the Castillo de Bellver and its cargo of 252,000 tonnes of oil burnt.
1983	Persian Gulf	Nowruz oil field
1983	Saldanha Bay, South Africa	Castillo de Bellver
1979-80	Mexico	The 2-mile-deep exploratory well, Ixtoc I, blew out on June 3, 1979 in the Bay of Campeche off Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. By the time the well was brought under control in March, 1980, an estimated 140 million gallons of oil had spilled into the bay.
1979	Gulf of Mexico	On November 1, 1979, the Burmah Agate collided with the freighter Mimosa southeast of Galveston Entrance in the Gulf of Mexico. The collision caused an explosion and a fire on the Burmah Agate that burned until January 8, 1980. An estimated 2.6 million gallons of oil were released into the environment, and another 7.8 million gallons were consumed by the fire.
1979	Trinidad	160,000 tons of crude oil spilled after a collision off Tobago between the Atlantic Empress and the Aegean Captain.
1978	France	Amoco Cadiz encountered stormy weather and ran aground off the coast of Brittany, France on March 16, 1978. Its entire cargo of 68.7 million gallons of oil spilled into the sea, polluting about 200 miles of Brittany’s coastline.
1978	France	About 67.2m gallons of crude spilled after the Amoco Cadiz ran aground near Portsall in France's worst ever tanker accident. The resulting slick eventually covered 125 miles of Breton coast.
1977	Northern Pacific	Liberian-registered Hawaiian Patriot caught fire in the Northern Pacific spilling 30.4m gallons.
1976	USA Massachusetts	December 15, 1976, the Argo Merchant ran aground on Fishing Rip (Nantucket Shoals), 29 nautical miles southeast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts in high winds and ten foot seas. Six days later, the vessel broke apart and spilled its entire cargo of 7.7 million gallons of No. 6 fuel oil, causing a slick 100 miles long and 60 miles wide.
1976	A Coruña, Spain	Urquiola
1972	Oman	After a collision with Brazilian tanker Horta Barbosa the South Korean tanker Sea Star spilled about 35.3m gallons of crude into the Gulf of Oman.
1970	Sweden	At least 15.3m gallons (Imperial) of oil spilled in a collision involving the Othello in Tralhavet Bay.
1970	Sweden	15.3m gallons of oil spilled in a collision involving the Othello in Tralhavet Bay.
1967	UK	The Torrey Canyon spilled 119,000 tons of crude off the Scilly Islands (Cornwall) in the UK.

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