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BP P.L.C.
February 1990 Tanker Accident off Southern California Coast
Date: 02/07/1995 (Date of Settlement Announcement)
Misconduct Type: Environment
Enforcement Agency: Multiple Agencies
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Civil
Amount: $3,894,247
Disposition: Settlement
Synopsis: British Petroleum agreed to pay nearly $3.9 million in restoration and settlement costs for a February 1990 tanker accident that spilled 400,000 gallons of oil into southern California coastal waters. The settlement resolved all federal and state natural resources damages claims stemming from incident, when the BP tanker American Trader ran aground and spilled oil over 60 square miles of ocean, fouling wildlife and beaches between Seal Beach and Laguna Beach, California.
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