Reply #11: This is nowhere near the Valdez

[Merchant Marine]

This ship is a bulk carrier, and the only oil onboard is 950 tons of bunker fuel, which is about 10,000 bbl.

The Valdez, on the other hand, was a small VLCC displacing 210,000 tons. She spilled an estimated 253,000 bbl, give or take a few thousand.

I'm not trying to defend this spill, I just want to point out that in the scale of maritime casualties this is small potatoes.