Mediterranean oil "spill" following bombings could rival the Valdez spill

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NASA has it filed under "Natural Hazards."
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13784

In the summer of 2006, the conflict between Israel and Lebanon caused an oil spill along the coast of Lebanon. Damage to the Jiyyeh Power Station in mid-July 2006 (ed: it was bombed) spilled thousands of tons of oil into the nearby Mediterranean Sea. Continuing hostilities delayed cleanup efforts along the Lebanese coast, and evidence of the oil slick was still apparent in early August.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13784

Between July 13 and 15, 2006, damage to the Jiyyeh Power Station released thousands of tons of oil along the coast of Lebanon. According to BBC news, early estimates indicated that the oil spill could rival the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989. Covering roughly 120 kilometers (75 miles), the spill was expected to affect fishing and tourism industries, as well as local wildlife. Because cleanup efforts could not safely begin until the hostilities ended, the oil slick continued to spread in the Mediterranean Sea in early August 2006. Representatives from the United Nations, the European Union, and the International Maritime Organization planned to discuss the issue in Greece on August 17, 2006.