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The Prestige oil spill was an oil spill off the coast of Galicia caused by the sinking of an oil tanker. On November 13th, 2002, Prestige Oil Tanker ship carried 77,000 tonnes of fuel oil. One of twelve tankers sunk during a storm in Galicia, Spain. The Spanish, Portugese and French governments all refuse to let the damaged ship harbor. The tanker ultimately splits in half and dumps 20 million gallons of oil into the sea. According to a report by the Council of Pontevedra Economist, the total cost of cleaning up is around $ 12 billion.
