Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could we do a better job at cleaning it up today? (Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life.

After the BP Deep Horizon oil spill, hundreds of skimmers were used to scoop up oil from the water's surface ... are dropped into the water to clean small amounts of oil in places skimmers ...

Lawsuit says Trump administration ignored risk of huge spills ... after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Rough waters and high winds were complicating efforts to clean up a recent oil ...

Agencies address a crude oil spill near a Suncor refinery in Ontario, assuring the public that drinking water is safe.

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In this June 9, 2010, file photo, a worker uses a suction hose to remove oil washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill ... were Florida residents who helped to clean up the oil spill and who ...

With one day left to… U.S., five states announce settlement with BP over gulf oil spill The Justice ... of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

This is when the Deepwater Horizon rig ... to have made the oil slick "52% worse" than it would have been had the dispersants not been used. The oil became harder to clean up and became more ...

After the BP Deep Horizon oil spill, hundreds of skimmers were used to scoop up oil from the water's surface ... are dropped into the water to clean small amounts of oil in places skimmers ...

March 22, 1990 – Captain Joseph Hazelwood is acquitted of all but one misdemeanor, negligent discharge of oil. Hazelwood is later sentenced to 1,000 hours of cleaning around Prince William Sound ...

An estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil were discharged into the ocean, making it the largest accidental marine oil spill in history. This was the Deepwater ... with costly clean-up operations ...

Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life. Nearly 15 years on from the biggest marine spill in history, are we any better at cleaning up oil at sea? Jocelyn Timperley ...