Exxon Valdez oil spill After 20 years, there is no evidence suggesting that either cleanup workers or the residents of the communities affected by the Valdez spill have had any adverse health effects as a result of the spill or its cleanup. In 1992, Exxon released a video titled "Scientists and the Alaska Oil Spill", to be distributed to schools. Dr. Michael Fry called it a piece of "corporate propaganda". In December 1994, the Unabomber assassinated Burson-Marsteller executive Thomas Mosser, accusing him of having "helped Exxon clean up its public image after the "Exxon Valdez" incident". The PR company claimed not to have been
Rena oil spill then grounded on the beach. An estimated 25 tonnes of fuel oil leaked out of the ship. Rena oil spill The "Rena" oil spill occurred off the coast of Tauranga in New Zealand. The spill was caused by the grounding of on the Astrolabe Reef. The "Rena" was a container ship and cargo vessel owned by the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc., through one of its subsidiary companies, and chartered by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The spill has been described as New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster. On Wednesday, 5 October 2011, at 2:20 AM (Tuesday, 4 October 13:20