Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Negligible Harm to Gulf From 1990 Oil Spill Date: Sat, 14 Nov 92 08:11:37 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Negligible Harm to Gulf From 1990 Oil Spill Publication Date: Friday November 13, 1992 BYLINE: A spill of 5.1 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico from a burning Norwegian tanker in 1990 caused virtually no long-term environmental damage, a study says. The spill from the Mega Borg created a 30-mile slick, but less than 125 gallons washed ashore, the Texas Water Commission reported Wednesday. It credited a quick response to the spill and favorable weather conditions. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM