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Map showing the Persian Gulf and the countries that surround it. The Gulf War oil spill, or the "Persian Gulf oil spill", was one of the largest oil spills in history, resulting from the Gulf War in 1991. [1] In January 1991, Iraqi forces allegedly began dumping oil into the Persian Gulf to stop a U.S. coalition-led water landing on their shores.
Smoke plumes from a few of the Kuwaiti Oil Fires on April 7, 1991, as seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-37. [1] [2]The Kuwaiti oil fires were caused by the Iraqi military setting fire to a reported 605 to 732 oil wells along with an unspecified number of oil filled low-lying areas, such as oil lakes and fire trenches while retreating from Kuwait in 1991 due to the advances of US-led ...
Argentina was the only South American country to participate in the 1991 Gulf War. It sent a destroyer, ARA Almirante Brown (D-10), a corvette, ARA Spiro (P-43) (later replaced by another corvette, ARA Rosales (P-42)) and a supply ship, ARA Bahía San Blas to participate on the United Nations blockade and sea control effort of the Persian Gulf.
In the August 1991 issue, Thomas Y. Canby wrote the cover story titled "The Persian Gulf: After the Storm", writing about the Kuwaiti oil fires after the Persian Gulf War. The photo on the cover of the magazine featured a picture of oil fields on fire, photographed by Steve McCurry. [14]
22 January: Iraq burns Kuwaiti oil fields. About 600 oil fields are on fire. 24 January: Iraq continues to burn Kuwaiti oil fields and dumps the oil into the Persian Gulf. 24 January: Coalition forces capture the small Kuwaiti island of Qaruh. 25 January: Iraqi troops dump millions of gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf.
Smoke from burning oil fires in Kuwait was first detected in visible satellite imagery on Feb. 8, 1991, and peaked from Feb. 22-24, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Gulf War oil spill Iraq, Persian Gulf: 23 January 1991: 270,000: 820,000 [259] [260] Star Enterprise Terminal Leak United States, Fairfax, Virginia: September 1990: 324: 974: Star Enterprise [261]: 9 [262] Apex barges oil spill United States, Texas, Houston Ship Channel near Galveston: 28 July 1990: 2,200: 2,200: Apex Towing Company [263] Mega ...
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