Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Effects-of-Prestige-Oil-Spill-in-Galicia-27MZIFQ4YSW.htmlConceptually similarBird Affected by Oil Spill near Sisargas IslandsGP01ZVCompleted★★★★Effects of Prestige Oil Spill in GaliciaGP08YUCompleted★★★★Effects of Prestige Oil Spill in GaliciaGP01ZDCompleted★★★★Effects of Prestige Oil Spill in MuxiaGP014FPCompleted★★★★Effects of Prestige Oil Spill in GaliciaGP08YTCompleted★★★★Action against Prestige Oil Spill in GaliciaGP01EILCompleted★★★★★★★Action against Prestige Oil Spill in GaliciaGP0D86Completed★★★★★★Effects of Prestige Oil Spill in GaliciaGP013FNCompleted★★★★Prestige Oil Spill Demonstration in SpainGP02MOYCompleted★★★★View AllGP0FAQEffects of Prestige Oil Spill in GaliciaThe Northern point of the largest island of the Islands of Sisargas, home of the Northern Gannet and a protected area for sea birds is covered in oil spilled by the sunken tanker Prestige.Locations:Galicia-Sisargas Island-Spain-Western EuropeDate:28 Nov, 2002Credit:© Greenpeace / Pedro ArmestreMaximum size:2051px X 1429pxKeywords:Bird colonies-Birds-Cliffs-Day-Disasters-Gannets-KWCI (GPI)-Marine pollution-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-Outdoors-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Prestige Sinking Oil Spill in GaliciaThe Prestige oil spill off the coast of Galicia was caused by the sinking of an oil tanker in 2002. The spill polluted thousands of kilometers of coastline and more than one thousand beaches on the Spanish, French and Portuguese coast, as well as causing great harm to the local fishing industry. The spill is the largest environmental disaster of both Spain's history and Portugal's history. The Prestige was a Greek-operated, single-hulled oil tanker, officially registered in the Bahamas, but with a Liberian-registered single-purpose corporation as the owner.
