The Worst Oil Spills in History

THE WORST OIL SPILLS iSTORY INFOGRAPHIC BY GAVIN POTENZA SOURCE: ITOPF TORREY CANYON 119,000 Tonnes 1967 EXXON VALDEZ 37,000 Tonnes 1989 ODYSSEY 132,000 Tonnes 1988 AMOCO CADIZ 223,000 Tonnes 1978 MT HAVEN 144,000 Tonnes 1991 DEEPWATER HORIZON 68,000+ Tons 2010 GULF WAR OIL SPILL 1,500,000 Tonnes 1991 IXTOC I OIL WELL 480,000 Tonnes WORST IN U.S. HISTORY NOWRUZ OIL FIELD 272,000 Tonnes 1983 ATLANTIC EMPRESS 1979 287,000 Tonnes 1979 TOTAL AMOUNT OF OIL SPILLED: 4,500,000+ ABT SUMMER 260,000 Tonnes 1991 In tonnes, since 1967. TOTAL NUMBER OF TANKER SPILLS: 9,522 82% of spillages were under 7 tonnes. CASTILLO DE BELLVER 252.000 Tonnes 1983 TIME IT TAKES A SPILL TO CLEAR UP: 50 YEARS For the average spill of around 35.000 tonnes.