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  3. IMAGO International History, The biggest oil spills, Prestige breaks up off the northwest coast of Spain in 2002

IMAGO International History, The biggest oil spills, Prestige breaks up off the northwest coast of Spain in 2002

Oct 5, 2021

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  • BRU06 - - MURO, SPAIN : The Belgian boat URS wich is pomping oil from the see after the Prestige disaster, pictured on Wednesday 25 December 2002 near Muro, Spain during the visit of Belgian ecolo Transport Minister Isabelle Durant. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1131288x

    BRU06 - - MURO, SPAIN : The Belgian boat URS wich is pomping oil from the see after the Prestige disaster, pictured on Wednesday 25 December 2002 near Muro, Spain during the visit of Belgian ecolo Transport Minister Isabelle Durant. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1131288x

  • BRU03 - - MURO, SPAIN : The Spanish coast tainted by oil after the Prestige disaster, Wednesday 25 December 2002, near Muro in Spain. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1131285x

    BRU03 - - MURO, SPAIN : The Spanish coast tainted by oil after the Prestige disaster, Wednesday 25 December 2002, near Muro in Spain. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1131285x

  • BRU02 - - MURO, SPAIN : A Spanish coast guard pictured on a beach tainted by oil after the Prestige disaster, Wednesday 25 December 2002, near Muro in Spain. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1131284x

    BRU02 - - MURO, SPAIN : A Spanish coast guard pictured on a beach tainted by oil after the Prestige disaster, Wednesday 25 December 2002, near Muro in Spain. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1131284x

  • BRU03 - - MURO, SPAIN : Someone explain Belgian ecolo Transport Minister Isabelle Durant (L) how the Belgian boat URS is pomping oil from the see after the Prestige disaster in the harbour of Muro, in Spain, Wednesday 25 December 2002. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1130766x

    BRU03 - - MURO, SPAIN : Someone explain Belgian ecolo Transport Minister Isabelle Durant (L) how the Belgian boat URS is pomping oil from the see after the Prestige disaster in the harbour of Muro, in Spain, Wednesday 25 December 2002. OLIVIERxHOSLET x1130766x

  • Volunteers from the Spanish organization Nunca Mais will clean boats from the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige on Friday 13 12 2002 in Cangas Galicia. Only the simplest means of cleaning the beaches and coastal areas are needed. There is a lack of equipment everywhere to clean the beaches from the oil Tanker that has sunk in the meantime still releases oil Oelpest13120208.jpg

    Volunteers from the Spanish organization Nunca Mais will clean boats from the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige on Friday 13 12 2002 in Cangas Galicia. Only the simplest means of cleaning the beaches and coastal areas are needed. There is a lack of equipment everywhere to clean the beaches from the oil Tanker that has sunk in the meantime still releases oil Oelpest13120208.jpg

  • Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

    Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

  • Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

    Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

  • Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

    Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

  • Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

    Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Friday 13 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker is still running out of oil

  • Volunteers from the Spanish organization Nunca Mais clean on Friday 13 12 2002 in Cangas Galicia Tools from the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning the beaches and coastal areas they have only the simplest means available. There is a lack of equipment everywhere to clean the beaches of the oil Tanker that has sunk in the meantime still releases oil

    Volunteers from the Spanish organization Nunca Mais clean on Friday 13 12 2002 in Cangas Galicia Tools from the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning the beaches and coastal areas they have only the simplest means available. There is a lack of equipment everywhere to clean the beaches of the oil Tanker that has sunk in the meantime still releases oil

  • Spanish soldiers clean on Friday 13 12 2002 the coastline Playa Cuevas de Mar at Nuevas Asturias contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available It lacks everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker which has sunk in the meantime is still running out of oil

    Spanish soldiers clean on Friday 13 12 2002 the coastline Playa Cuevas de Mar at Nuevas Asturias contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available It lacks everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil From the tanker which has sunk in the meantime is still running out of oil

  • Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Thursday 12 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil Therefore, the Government around Prime Minister José Maria Aznar increasingly under pressure

    Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Thursday 12 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available There are missing everywhere devices to clean the beaches of the oil Therefore, the Government around Prime Minister José Maria Aznar increasingly under pressure

  • Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Thursday 12 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available. There are no devices everywhere to clean the beaches of the oil Government around Prime Minister José Maria Aznar increasingly under pressure

    Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Thursday 12 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available. There are no devices everywhere to clean the beaches of the oil Government around Prime Minister José Maria Aznar increasingly under pressure

  • Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Thursday 12 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available. There are no devices everywhere to clean the beaches of the oil Government around Prime Minister José Maria Aznar increasingly under pressure

    Volunteers of the Spanish environmental organization Tragsa clean on Thursday 12 12 2002 a stretch of coast at Mougas Galicia contaminated by the oil of the sunken tanker Prestige For cleaning they have only the simplest means available. There are no devices everywhere to clean the beaches of the oil Government around Prime Minister José Maria Aznar increasingly under pressure

  • Die nordwestspanische Atlantik-Küste vor Muxia bei La Coruna war vor fünf Jahren das Epizentrum der Ölpest (Foto 12.11.07). Vor fünf Jahren hatte der lecke Tanker Prestige hier mehr als 60.000 Tonnen hochgiftiges Schweröl verloren, bevor er am 19. November 2002 im Atlantischen Ozean sank. In dem kleinen Hafen des 6.000 Einwohner-Orts an der an der galicischen Küste erinnern sich die Fischer an jene Tage. 18 Monate lange durften sie nicht hinaus fahren und lebten von der Unterstützung aus einem Sonderfonds der spanischen Regierung.(Siehe epd-Bericht vom 16.11.07) DER ABDRUCK DES EPD-FOTOS IST HONORARPFLICHTIG! Muxia bei La Coruna an der nordwestspanischen Atlantik-Küste 241233 EDITORIAL USE ONLY

    Die nordwestspanische Atlantik-Küste vor Muxia bei La Coruna war vor fünf Jahren das Epizentrum der Ölpest (Foto 12.11.07). Vor fünf Jahren hatte der lecke Tanker Prestige hier mehr als 60.000 Tonnen hochgiftiges Schweröl verloren, bevor er am 19. November 2002 im Atlantischen Ozean sank. In dem kleinen Hafen des 6.000 Einwohner-Orts an der an der galicischen Küste erinnern sich die Fischer an jene Tage. 18 Monate lange durften sie nicht hinaus fahren und lebten von der Unterstützung aus einem Sonderfonds der spanischen Regierung.(Siehe epd-Bericht vom 16.11.07) DER ABDRUCK DES EPD-FOTOS IST HONORARPFLICHTIG! Muxia bei La Coruna an der nordwestspanischen Atlantik-Küste 241233 EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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