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9 sie 2023 · A 1993 collision of vessels resulted in a fire on one of the barges and caused a major oil spill in Tampa Bay. Image credit: NOAA. Thirty years ago, I spent much of the month of August on the beaches of Pinellas County, Florida. But not fishing and sunbathing.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent ...
A pelican surveys the scene in the fiery aftermath of an August 1993 collision that left 300,000 gallons of petroleum products in its wake, the largest oil spill ever recorded on Tampa Bay. When the oil finally came ashore, the black goo tarred a 13-mile stretch of Pinellas County beaches.
Tampa Bay Oil Spill-General . Restoration. An oiled beach north of Blind Pass, Treasure Island . Oiled mangrove habitat on Elenor Island, Pinellas County ...
20 kwi 2020 · Scientists worry about long-term effects on mangroves and wildlife. Birds turned up slick with oil, dolphins dead on white-sand beaches. Potentially hundreds of thousands of animals were lost.
20 kwi 2020 · It's considered to be the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Now while there are no more tar balls washing up on beaches from Texas to the Florida Panhandle, what about the lingering environmental effects of the disaster?
7 kwi 2021 · Hazardous spill in Florida highlights environmental threat decades in the making. Millions of gallons of wastewater discharged into Tampa Bay may spur red tides or other harmful algae blooms.
