Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Peru-Oil-Spill-27MDHUHMIH5M.htmlConceptually similarPeru Oil SpillGP1SWWBICompleted★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB0Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB2Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB4Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB5Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB7Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB8Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB9Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWBBCompleted★★★★View AllGP1SWWBUPeru Oil SpillA worker cleans oil from Cavero Beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao in Peru. A tanker unloading crude oil at the Repsol operated La Pampilla refinery was hit by a strong wave following the volcanic eruption in Tonga. The ship lost approximately 11,900 barrel oil just off the coast of Lima. The Peruvian government declared an environmental emergency after announcing that 21 beaches on the Pacific Coast were contaminated by the oil spill.Locations:Lima-Pacific Ocean-Peru-South AmericaDate:3 Feb, 2022Credit:© Musuk Nolte / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6240px X 4160pxKeywords:Beaches-Cleaning-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Dirty-Disasters-Hard hats-KWCI (GPI)-Manual workers-Oceans (campaign title)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-One person-Outdoors-Pollution-Protective clothing-Repsol-RocksShoot:Peru Oil SpillA tanker unloading crude oil at the Repsol operated La Pampilla refinery was hit by a strong wave following the volcanic eruption in Tonga. The ship lost approximately 11,900 barrels of oil just off the coast of Lima. The Peruvian government declared an environmental emergency after announcing that 21 beaches on the Pacific coast were contaminated by the oil spill. Fishermen, that are heavily impacted by the incident, see their livelihood threatened. Some volunteer to clean up the Oil from the beaches. The majority of the clean-up crews are mostly local residents without training.
