In todays world ,with the technology the oil companies possess, there is no need for oil spills. But due to the profit margins being affected the oil companies will not enable all or even most of the safety standards available today . Things such as triple hull tankers. To prevent hull breach incase of groundings .
Route changes to keep away from dangeruos shallow areas .
New sounder technology that could detect danger sooner giving the ship a better chance to either stop or divert course . Stricter guidelines on safety standards to stop oil companies from shying away from their responsibility to the environment . These are only a few things that could help. Nancy Pugh, Oil pollution is very destructive to the marine environment. Birds get coated with the oil as they dive to feed on fish in the ocean.