In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck a reef off the coast of Alaska and spilled 37,000 tonnes of oil (257,000 barrels) into Prince William Sound. It was an environmental catastrophe with severe economic impact. It was also one of the big oil spills in the last five decades that served as a catalyst, pushing governments and industry to develop effective oil spill response.
DESMI’s Christian Ingvorsen gives a lesson on oil spills and their impact, oil spill response, and equipment.
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