page_title: Mega Borg oil spill
hierarchical_section_title: Mega Borg oil spill
caption_attribution_description: Galveston, TX (June 02)--Coast Guard, tugboats, and fireboats attempt to out a fire that engulf the Swedish motor tanker Mega Borg after it exploded 60 miles southeast of Galveston, TX. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
context_page_description: The Mega Borg oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on June 8, 1990, roughly 50 miles off the coast of Texas, when the oil tanker Mega Borg caught on fire and exploded. The cleanup was one of the first practical uses of bioremediation.
context_section_description: The Mega Borg oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on June 8, 1990, roughly 50 miles off the coast of Texas, when the oil tanker Mega Borg caught on fire and exploded.  The cleanup was one of the first practical uses of bioremediation.
caption: Boats work to contain the fire
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