Oil was spilled into the Arabian Gulf when the Iraqi Army occupying Kuwait began destroying tankers, oil terminals, and oil wells late in January 1991. Approximately 900,000,000 barrels of oil spilled. Keyword: Sub-surface oil, side looking airborne radar (SLAR), skimmers, boom, vacuum truck..

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