Lloyds List: The Erika Heavy Fuel Oil Spill – 20 Years On

The Erika heavy fuel oil spill — 20 years on

The Erika heavy fuel oil spill — 20 years on

‘The anniversary of the Erika HFO spill serves as a stark reminder of the need for urgent action to protect the Arctic from HFO spills, while the recent evidence from fuel oil spills demonstrates that only a few hundred tonnes of HFO could easily lead to an ecological disaster in the Arctic,’ Sian Prior argues in this opinion piece on Lloyds List.