Today, 48 years ago, on April 22, 1977 (March 5, 1977), the North Sea well leak caused large amounts of floating oil. A firefighting boat was splashing into the oil that was almost boiling to avoid an explosion. On April 22, 1977, a well near Norway in the North Sea caused widespread oil pollution. This incident was the first in the region to be drilled in the sea for a decade. The accident occurred on April 22, at the site of the Bravos drilling platform in the Ekofisk oil field. Within eight days, about 2,2500 tons of oil leaked into the ocean, resulting in a 4,000-kilometre surface floating oil covered by 1 to 2 millimetres thickness, while marine life suffered irreparable damage. After the event, the disaster