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T/V American Trader Crude Oil Spill

Approximately 60 square miles of ocean, about 14 miles of beaches, affecting birds, fisheries and other natural resources

  • Date/Time Frame
  • February 7, 1990
  • Statute
  • OPA
  • State
  • California
  • Substances
  • crude oil
  • Injury
  • Birds, Fish, Mammals, Other Wildlife, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:

1997.03.05 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)<br />  
  • State Trustees:
  • California Department of Fish and Game, Department of Parks and Recreation, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region, State Coastal Conservancy, State Lands Commission
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • BP America Inc., BP Oil Supply Co., BP Oil Shipping Co., USA