Whiddy Island disaster
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The Whiddy Island disaster, also known as the Betelgeuse incident or Betelgeuse disaster, occurred on 8 January 1979, around 1:00 am, when the oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in Bantry Bay, at the offs
Burning wreckage of Betelgeuse near Whiddy Island on the morning of 8 January 1979
Whiddy Island Oil Terminal, taken in 2003: The view is from the north side of Bantry Bay. The three small objects in the water on the extreme right are the remnants of the concrete jetty.
Disused tanker jetty
Unloading buoy
Oil spill
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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term usually refers to marin
A surf scoter covered in oil as a result of the 2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill
A bird covered in oil from the Black Sea oil spill
A veterinarian prepares to clean an oiled Kemp's Ridley turtle after the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Chemical dispersants may be deployed from boats, planes, and underwater vehicles in response to an offshore oil spill