PRESTIGE Spain, 13 November 2002
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During the afternoon of Wednesday 13 November 2002, the tanker PRESTIGE (81,564 DWT), carrying a cargo of 77,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, suffered hull damage in heavy seas off northern Spain. Guillen, A.V. (2004). Prestige and the law: regulations and compensation. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference Oil Pollution 2004. Claims Handling and Cleanup Response, London, 15-16 March 2004. Lloyd's List Events, London, UK
Lorenzo, F.A. (2004). Clean-up, including some innovative solutions. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference Oil Pollution 2004. Claims Handling and Clean-up Response, London, 15-16 March 2004. Lloyd's List Events, London, UK
Rodriquez, X.N. (2004). Effects of the oil spill from the Prestige on the environment and its subsequent regeneration. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference Oil Pollution 2004. Claims Handling and Clean-up Response, London, 15-16 March 2004. Lloyd's List Events, London, UK
Links
CEDRE - Case History (in French & English) www.le-cedre.fr
International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds www.iopcfund.org/prestige.htm
International Maritime Organization
www.imo.org (accessed through "Information Resources on Current Topics")
