Maritime Reader

MARITIMEINTELLIGENCEDAILY11 MAY 2026 MONDAY
AccidentsWest of England·about 37 years ago

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)

West of England

Like many other pollution liability regimes, OPA 90 was enacted in response to a major pollution incident-namely, the loss of 37,000 tonnes of crude oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska, following the grounding of the tanker EXXON VALDEZ on 24 March 1989.