Visualize historical data and trends of oil spills over time.
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, triggering the largest marine oil spill in history.
When oil is spilled into the ocean, it has some devastating effects on the ecosystem. How do we clean it up?
An oil spill has a tremendous amounts of deadly consequences. What happens after a disastrous amount of oil pours into our ocean?
| Position | Shipname | Year | Location | Spill Size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTIC EMPRESS | 1979 | Off Tobago, West Indies | 287,000 |
| 2 | ABT SUMMER | 1991 | 700 nautical miles off Angola | 260,000 |
| 3 | CASTILLO DE BELLVER | 1983 | Off Saldanha Bay, South Africa | 252,000 |
| 4 | AMOCO CADIZ | 1978 | Off Brittany, France | 223,000 |
| 5 | HAVEN | 1991 | Genoa, Italy | 144,000 |
| 6 | ODYSSEY | 1988 | 700 nautical miles off Nova Scotia, Canada | 132,000 |
| 7 | TORREY CANYON | 1967 | Scilly Isles, UK | 119,000 |
| 8 | SEA STAR | 1972 | Gulf of Oman | 115,000 |
| 9 | SANCHI | 2018 | Off Shanghai, China | 113,000 |
| 10 | IRENES SERENADE | 1980 | Navarino Bay, Greece | 100,000 |
| 11 | URQUIOLA | 1976 | La Coruna, Spain | 100,000 |
| 12 | HAWAIIAN PATRIOT | 1977 | 300 nautical miles off Honolulu | 95,000 |
| 13 | INDEPENDENTA | 1979 | Bosphorus, Turkey | 94,000 |
| 14 | JAKOB MAERSK | 1975 | Oporto, Portugal | 88,000 |
| 15 | BRAER | 1993 | Shetland Islands, UK | 85,000 |
| 16 | AEGEAN SEA | 1992 | La Coruna, Spain | 74,000 |
| 17 | SEA EMPRESS | 1996 | Milford Haven, UK | 72,000 |
| 18 | KHARK 5 | 1989 | 120 nautical miles off Atlantic coast of Morocco | 70,000 |
| 19 | NOVA | 1985 | Off Kharg Island, Gulf of Iran | 70,000 |
| 20 | KATINA P | 1992 | Off Maputo, Mozambique | 67,000 |