Event: Exxon Valdez

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Oil spill damage not related to size

I’VE just read that in the US, Hurricane Alex has pushed a huge oil slick towards Grand Isle on the Louisiana coast, already in imminent danger of inundation from BP’s Deepwater Horizon which is pumping between 50,000 and 100,000 barrels of oil a day into the sea.

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Robot subs make fresh attempt to stop Gulf leak

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Documents reveal series of BP oil rig failures

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Helicopters drop sandbags as oil spill grows

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Bid to stem oil spill enters final stages

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Crews set to burn oil leaking in Gulf

Concerns linger over oil spill effects

A YEAR ago, towns and beaches near here were awash with toxic fuel from the Prestige oil spill.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2003

Potential disaster to our shores

AS oil slicks threaten one of the worst environmental disasters ever witnessed, the urgency of vigilance along Ireland’s rugged coast has seldom been greater.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002