Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Peru-Oil-Spill-27MDHUHMIL70.htmlConceptually similarPeru Oil SpillGP1SWWC4Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWBJCompleted★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB6Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB0Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWCGCompleted★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB2Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB4Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB5Completed★★★★Peru Oil SpillGP1SWWB7Completed★★★★View AllGP1SWWC5Peru Oil SpillOily residue and foam washes on the shore of Chacrimar beach in Huaral. 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:8256px X 6192pxKeywords:Beaches-Cleaning-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Dirty-Disasters-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil spills-Outdoors-Pollution-RepsolShoot: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.
