Oil slick off Los Angeles

Title

Oil slick off Los Angeles

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

7 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:37

Description

Paul Woodley reports on an oil slick from the holed BP oil tanker American Trader off the Los Angeles coast which coastguards now have under control. Includes interviews with Coastguard captain James Carp; local hotel worker; Senator Pete Wilson.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Peter Wilson; James Carp

Keywords

USA; BP; Los Angeles; Environment; Seaborne disasters; Oil pollution; Marine pollution; Coastguard services; American Trader

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