Forty-eight years ago today, on April 23, 1977 (March 6, 1977 lunar calendar), an oil well in the North Sea exploded, causing widespread oil pollution. On April 23, 1977, an oil well in the North Sea near Norway exploded, and it was not brought under control until April 30. The accident caused 7.50 million gallons of crude oil to spew out, creating a 45-mile-long and 30-mile-wide oil spill on the ocean between Norway and the United Kingdom. This part of the oil will float to the coast within two years, except for some natural disappearance. It is marine life and the environment where humans live that suffers. Efforts to clean up the oil try to stop the oil spewed from the well from flowing into the sea