Dangerous Grease in Greece (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/world/europe/greece-oil-spill.html)9/14/2017 On Thursday, September 14th, an oil tanker sunk off the coast of Athens. The Tanker was carrying 2,500 metric tons of fuel and marine oil. Authorities claimed that the spill is contained. However, tar and oil has been seen and reported on beaches outside of the supposed containment zone. Citizens of Greece were outraged at the lack of cleanup crews trying to contain the spill. Now, three antipollution vessels have cleaned up 180 metric tons of the spilled oil. Environmentalists are calling it an environmental travesty and claims that it will have immediate and long lasting effects. It is unknown how the tanker actually sunk...and it is unknown how long it will take to recover the beaches near the accident.
Ever since BP, oil spills have been on the rise. Humans put so much money into oil drilling..you would think disasters like this wouldn't happen that often. But, it doesn't really matter to the oil companies because they face a pocket-change fine after killing millions and millions of diverse ecosystems and marine life. I was appalled at how slow authorities were at getting crews to clean up the spillage; I was angered that they did not take immediate action. Not only does the oil threaten all marine life in the area, but the tar and oil can be at the detriment to the humans living on the shores as well. If someones main job is to fish and sell, then they will have lost their job as the fish will have been contained. This disaster can force people out of work. Not only that, but the oil will not simply "disappear". Species that have inhabited those beaches for thousands of years could become extinct from this small disaster alone. Humans mess up once again.
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