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An oil spill is when a pump or boat carrying oil breaks and makes a hole or break which releases mass amounts of oil into seas (depending on how big the hole is). This causes what people call an oil spill.
when oil is spilled in seas and it causes water pollution and makes many animals die.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoHi there, i'm currently doin a project on this and the ones that I know are collisions, hull faliures, fires and explosion, groundings ( running a ground on reefs ect. ) Hope that helps!
Oil spills are caused by human error most of the time. There are probably cases of where a large boulder rolled into an oil pipeline and punctured it . . .
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∙ 13y agoAn oil spill occurs in lakes an oceans. It kills any plants, mammals, and fish that go near it. So, knowing that an oil spill occurs in lakes and oceans, an oil spill goes under the pollution category of water pollution. So there you have it, water pollution.water pollution means that the water gets dirty with oil.
in other words the water gets mixed with oil
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∙ 12y agooill spills are harmful. they causes many problems
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When was the last oil spill?
the last oil spill was the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico
What are the other names of BP oil spill?
The 'Deepwater Horizon oil spill', also called the 'BP Oil Spill', the 'Gulf of Mexico oil spill' or the 'Macondo blowout'... ---- Wikipedia
Was there an oil spill in New Mexico?
No, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
What was the most rescent oil spill?
Deepwater Horizen oil spill.
When did the gulf war oil spill occur?
The Gulf War oil spill occurred on January 23, 1991, and was the largest oil spill to date. It was the largest purposely created oil spill in history.
What is the same or differences about the Exxon Valdez and the BP oil spill?
the Exxon Valdez spill happened before the BP oil spill. and the they are the same because they are both an oil spill
How do you get oil spill in the ocean?
It could spill out of a tanker (Exxon Valdez), it could be from a wrecked oil derrick (BP Gulf Oil Spill).
When did Greenpoint oil spill happen?
Greenpoint oil spill happened in 1978.
Was the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico capped?
yes the oil spill was capped
When did Montara oil spill happen?
Montara oil spill happened in 2009.
When did Prestige oil spill happen?
Prestige oil spill happened in 2002.
When did Enbridge oil spill happen?
Enbridge oil spill happened in 2010.
