E 8 Marine oil Pollution Cases Analysis
8 Marine Oil Pollution Cases Analysis
8.1 Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker prestige sinks off Spain
8.1 Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off Spain
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off spain A leaking oil tanker split in two and sank Tuesday off Spain's northwestern coast, spewing thousands of tonnes of fuel oil into the sea and adding to a growing environmental disaster along one of Europe's most picturesque and wildlife-rich coasts. The two halves of the 26-year-old single-skinned vessel went down in deep waters some 250 kilometers off the Galician coast. a spokesman for the dutch maritime salvage company Smit International said, "We hope and think the majority of the oil is at the bottom of the sea in the wreck of the ship, "around 3.5 kilometers beneath the surface
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off Spain • A leaking oil tanker split in two and sank Tuesday off Spain's northwestern coast, spewing thousands of tonnes of fuel oil into the sea and adding to a growing environmental disaster along one of Europe's most picturesque and wildlife-rich coasts. The two halves of the 26-year-old single-skinned vessel went down in deep waters some 250 kilometers off the Galician coast, a spokesman for the Dutch maritime salvage company Smit International said, "We hope and think the majority of the oil is at the bottom of the sea in the wreck of the ship," around 3.5 kilometers beneath the surface
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off spain The Bahamas-registered vessel, which was owned by a company registered in Liberia, was believed to have lost at least 6,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when it sank, leaving nearly 70,000 tonnes of the original cargo left in its tanks It had previously leaked 4,000 tonnes since last Wedneday when cracks began appearing in its single hull and oil slicks began washing up on Spanish shores. Deputy Prime Minister stressed that it was "premature to say what will happen". "First we must find out if the oil will remain in the tanks. and then we'll see he said. antonio cortes. a researcher at Spain' s Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, said: Sinking is the best thing that could happen to the prestige"since the cold water and pressure of the ocean basin could solidify the oil and keep it from surfacing
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off Spain • The Bahamas-registered vessel, which was owned by a company registered in Liberia, was believed to have lost at least 6,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil when it sank, leaving nearly 70,000 tonnes of the original cargo left in its tanks. It had previously leaked 4,000 tonnes since last Wedneday, when cracks began appearing in its single hull and oil slicks began washing up on Spanish shores. Deputy Prime Minister stressed that it was "premature to say what will happen". "First we must find out if the oil will remain in the tanks, and then we'll see," he said. Antonio Cortes, a researcher at Spain's Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, said: "Sinking is the best thing that could happen to the Prestige" since the cold water and pressure of the ocean basin could solidify the oil and keep it from surfacing
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off spain e. But the environmental group Greenpeace sounded the e alarm. "This could become one of the worst oil catastrophes in recent decades said Fabrizzio fabri scientific director of Greenpeace Italy, warning that more oil could still rise from the wreck. Michel Girin, director of the french state agency cedre, which carries out research into marine pollution, said that the type of oil on the prestige is a nightmare to tackle, since it neither evaporates nor gets broken down by the action of the sea If the ship sinks it will be a source of permanent pollution for many. many years to come". said girin stressing that oil tankers that sank during World War II were still polluting the Pacific Ocean. Environmentalists on site said that over 250 birds of 18 species have washed up on the shores of Galicia so far
Case 1 Massive pollution feared as oil spill tanker Prestige sinks off Spain • But the environmental group Greenpeace sounded the alarm. "This could become one of the worst oil catastrophes in recent decades," said Fabrizzio Fabri, scientific director of Greenpeace Italy, warning that more oil could still rise from the wreck. Michel Girin, director of the French state agency CEDRE, which carries out research into marine pollution, said that the type of oil on the Prestige is a nightmare to tackle, since it neither evaporates nor gets broken down by the action of the sea. "If the ship sinks it will be a source of permanent pollution for many, many years to come", said Girin, stressing that oil tankers that sank during World War II were still polluting the Pacific Ocean. Environmentalists on site said that over 250 birds of 18 species have washed up on the shores of Galicia so far