American Shipper Archives
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Lessons from the 1994 Puerto Rico oil spill
1994: Those involved in response to the 600,000-gallon spill reflect on their efforts.
1994: Those involved in response to the 600,000-gallon spill reflect on their efforts.
In general, land-based oil spills are more time-intensive to clean up, but oil spreads out more rapidly in water.
How will public view ships anchored off Los Angeles/Long Beach if one of them is tied to Huntington Beach spill?
Owners would have to prepay for estimated fuel spill cleanup costs.