the oil-catastrophe - the oil-tancer prestige - spain.

in november 2002 the oil-tancer Prestige sank, outside the north-west coast of spain. the spanish government first covered up, the full extent of the catastrophe.

about 60.00 ton of oil were released into the sea, and polluted wast coast-areas, and many birds, and other wildlife were damaged.

after this catasstrophe, there emerged a demand, that similar accidents, should be avoided. for instans by banning single-bottomed tancers.

a similar catastrophe emerged in march 1989, outside the coast of atlaska. by the oil-tancer Exxon Valdez.

there has been a similar number of oil-pollutions, in other parts of the world. because of irresponsible security aboard the tanc-ships.

banning single-bottomed tancers would be the first step, to avoid new oil-catastrophes, that pollute and destroy wast areas of wildlife and nature around the world.