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Oil Spill Disasters
- The 1991 Gulf War oil spill is the largest in history, released deliberately in the Persian Gulf.
- Deepwater Horizon (2010) became the largest accidental marine oil spill, with 3.19 million barrels released over 87 days.
- Ixtoc I (1979–1980) held the title of largest accidental spill until Deepwater Horizon, with about 3 million barrels released.
- Atlantic Empress (1979) remains the largest oil tanker spill on record.
- Mingbulak in Uzbekistan (1992) is the largest inland oil spill by volume.
- Komi Pipeline spill (Russia, 1994) released tens of millions of gallons into the Kolva River.
- Nowruz field spill (1983) was the largest in the Middle East outside of deliberate releases.
- ABT Summer off Angola (1991) released about 80 million gallons from a Russian-built VLCC.
- Castillo de Bellver (1983) prompted MARPOL ballast tank safety measures.
- Amoco Cadiz (1978) caused extensive coastline contamination and legal action lasting years.
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