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The ABT Summer Spill: A Silent Catastrophe and a Call for Accountability

The ABT Summer Spill: A Silent Catastrophe and ...

Ashton Routhier

In 1991, the oil tanker ABT Summer exploded 900 miles off Angola, releasing 80 million gallons of oil into open ocean. The ship burned for days, sank without containment, and...

The ABT Summer Spill: A Silent Catastrophe and ...

Ashton Routhier

In 1991, the oil tanker ABT Summer exploded 900 miles off Angola, releasing 80 million gallons of oil into open ocean. The ship burned for days, sank without containment, and...

The Castillo de Bellver Oil Spill: A Tragedy That Redefined Oil Spill Response

The Castillo de Bellver Oil Spill: A Tragedy Th...

Ashton Routhier

In 1983, the Castillo de Bellver supertanker caught fire and broke apart off the coast of South Africa, releasing up to 170,000 tonnes of crude oil into a fragile marine...

The Castillo de Bellver Oil Spill: A Tragedy Th...

Ashton Routhier

In 1983, the Castillo de Bellver supertanker caught fire and broke apart off the coast of South Africa, releasing up to 170,000 tonnes of crude oil into a fragile marine...

Fire on the Water: The Atlantic Empress Oil Spill of 1979

Fire on the Water: The Atlantic Empress Oil Spi...

Ashton Routhier

In July 1979, two supertankers collided off Tobago during a tropical storm. The result: the largest ship-based oil spill in history—287,000 metric tonnes of crude poured into the Caribbean Sea....

Fire on the Water: The Atlantic Empress Oil Spi...

Ashton Routhier

In July 1979, two supertankers collided off Tobago during a tropical storm. The result: the largest ship-based oil spill in history—287,000 metric tonnes of crude poured into the Caribbean Sea....

Ixtoc I: The Forgotten Disaster Beneath the Gulf

Ixtoc I: The Forgotten Disaster Beneath the Gulf

Ashton Routhier

In 1979, the Gulf of Mexico witnessed one of the worst environmental disasters in history when the Ixtoc I oil well suffered a catastrophic blowout. For 290 days, crude oil...

Ixtoc I: The Forgotten Disaster Beneath the Gulf

Ashton Routhier

In 1979, the Gulf of Mexico witnessed one of the worst environmental disasters in history when the Ixtoc I oil well suffered a catastrophic blowout. For 290 days, crude oil...

Black Rain and Burning Sands: The Persian Gulf War Oil Disaster of 1991

Black Rain and Burning Sands: The Persian Gulf ...

Ashton Routhier

In 1991, the Persian Gulf became the stage for the largest oil spill in history—not by accident, but by design. As Iraqi forces retreated from Kuwait, they unleashed an environmental...

Black Rain and Burning Sands: The Persian Gulf ...

Ashton Routhier

In 1991, the Persian Gulf became the stage for the largest oil spill in history—not by accident, but by design. As Iraqi forces retreated from Kuwait, they unleashed an environmental...

Black Tide: The Amoco Cadiz Disaster and Its Lasting Scars

Black Tide: The Amoco Cadiz Disaster and Its La...

Ashton Routhier

In March 1978, the supertanker Amoco Cadiz spilled over 69 million gallons of oil into the sea off Brittany, France, in what became the largest oil spill of its kind...

Black Tide: The Amoco Cadiz Disaster and Its La...

Ashton Routhier

In March 1978, the supertanker Amoco Cadiz spilled over 69 million gallons of oil into the sea off Brittany, France, in what became the largest oil spill of its kind...