Prestige oil spill
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The Prestige oil spill was a major environmental disaster in 2002, when the oil tanker Prestige sank off the coast of Galicia, Spain, releasing thousands of tons of fuel oil and severely polluting the surrounding marine and coastal ecosystems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental disaster
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marine pollution event ⓘ oil spill ⓘ |
| cargo | heavy fuel oil ⓘ |
| cause | sinking of the oil tanker Prestige ⓘ |
| compensation | International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds involvement ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
France
NERFINISHED
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Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromCoastAtSinking | about 250 km off the Spanish coast ⓘ |
| endDate | 2002-11-19 ⓘ |
| environmentalResponse |
deployment of oil recovery vessels
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large-scale cleanup operations ⓘ use of dispersants was limited ⓘ use of volunteers for shoreline cleanup ⓘ |
| estimatedSpilledOil |
approximately 63,000 tonnes
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approximately 64,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| flag | Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | single-hull tanker ⓘ |
| impact |
coastal pollution
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damage to fisheries ⓘ damage to shellfish beds ⓘ damage to tourism ⓘ long-term contamination of sediments ⓘ mass mortality of seabirds ⓘ severe marine pollution ⓘ |
| legalAftermath |
civil liability claims
ⓘ
criminal trial in Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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off the coast of Galicia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale social and political controversy in Galicia
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one of the worst environmental disasters in Spain ⓘ |
| pollutedArea |
Bay of Biscay
NERFINISHED
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French Atlantic coast ⓘ Galician coast ⓘ northwest coast of Spain ⓘ |
| regulatoryImpact |
accelerated phase-out of single-hull tankers in the EU
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debate on single-hull versus double-hull tankers ⓘ stricter EU maritime safety rules ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Erika oil spill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exxon Valdez oil spill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipManager | Universe Maritime Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipOwner | Mare Shipping Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2002-11-13 ⓘ |
| vessel | Prestige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vesselType | oil tanker ⓘ |
| year | 2002 ⓘ |
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