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Chronicle Of Havaries In Europe

Explore the catastrophic events surrounding the sinking of the Prestige oil tanker and its impacts on the environment. Discover the facts, reasons, and consequences of this tragedy.

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Chronicle Of Havaries In Europe

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  1. Chronicle Of Havaries In Europe

  2. Some Facts About The Prestige • 13.11.2002 Prestige gets in trouble • 19.11.2002 Prestige sinks • Situated: Front 3.600m, Back 3.800m • Load approx. 77.000t • Yet recovered: 40.000t • Retrievel per day: 1.000t (10x greater on sea than on land)

  3. Some Facts About The Prestige Prestige(Bahamas) Mare International (Liberia) Crown Resources(UK) 10 companies from 7 countries envolved Alfa Group Consortium

  4. Countries With Dangerous Tonnage Panama (129,0)Liberia (52,7)Bahamas (35,8)Malta (27,5)Cypress(23,6) ( in million tons )

  5. Some Facts About The Prestige

  6. Some Reasons For The Catastrophy • EU regulations are not effectively enforced • Pressure groups of petrochemistry and shipowners • International economic competition • Economic structures (e.g. Yogurt), Global trade • Individual habits

  7. Streams of Oil (2001) (Million Barrels per Day

  8. Problems of Oil • Heavy oil is used for fueling ships, industrial purposes and power plants • Heazy oil is particularly toxic residue • Heavy oil consist maily of carbon (C) • Heavy oil with many polycyclic, aromatic hyrdrogen carbonates, which cause cancer, and other toxic substances • Prestige oil has high percentage of sulphur (2,58 %)

  9. Impacts On Sea -birds 65 Natura 2000 areas affected (57 of them with SCI) • Contact with poisonous substances • Loss of insulation of feathers • Swollowing of the poisonous substances while cleaning themselves • Starvation • Possible remedy: cleaning of sea-birds?

  10. Some Affected Species • Mytilus galloprovincialis • Octopus vulgaris • Zostera marina • Lichina pygmaea • Lamaminaria sp. • Fucus vesiculosus • => Specimen of the upper sublittoral or intertidal zone

  11. Results Sensitive highly specialized species will suffer great losses, While other more resistant or opportunistic species will take over their habitats.

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