View Oil Spillage In Sea Pictures. Although marine transportation accidents can result in such oil spills, they account for only about 5 percent of the waste oil that enters the ocean annually. What is an oil spill?
Government says it will carry out autopsies on all 40 animals and investigate spill crews prepare to sink mauritius spill ship despite opposition.
Deepwater horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the deepwater horizon oil rig—located in the gulf of mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on april 22. An emergency situation on board can be a result of quite a few instances such as man overboard, oil spillage, operational flaws, collision, grounding or stranding, foundering, fire etc. Oil that is dispersed into the sea will come in contact with plankton. Oil spills endanger public health, imperil drinking water, devastate natural resources, and disrupt the economy.