Table 30.2 - Clean-up costs following accidents
Source: Compiled by ERM
Accident | Date | Size of spill | Clean-up costs1) |
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Amoco Cadiz spill, France | 16 March 1978 | 220 000 tonnes of crude oil | ECU199 million |
Exxon Valdez spill, Alaska | 24 March 1989 | 40 000 tonnes of crude oil | ECU2.4 billion |
Haven incident, Italy | 11 April 1991 | 10 000 tonnes of crude oil | ECU61 million (claimed) |
Tanio incident, France | 7 March 1980 | 13 500 tonnes of cargo oil | ECU42 million |
Sandoz, Basle, Switzerland | 1 November 1986 | 30 tonnes of various chemicals | ECU6 million |
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