Still 100 times more than the recent Nigerian spill and therefore in no way comparable.

The board did not find a common cause linking the recent spills.

But environmentalists are worried about the cumulative effect of the recent spills on wildlife and they fear that the comeback may be jeopardized.

And this most recent spill has further angered officials here.

In addition to 18 other previous spills, the most recent spill on January 16, 2011, was of over 400 barrels of crude oil.

Q. The most recent spills did not involve major oil companies.

Q. If the proposed task force had been in place, would it have helped in the most recent spills?

After these recent spills, should we reconsider requiring double hulls?

Greka's attorney, however, claimed that some of the recent spills were the work of an eco-terrorist at large.

They are so accustomed to mishaps, in fact, that there has been little talk at Killmeyer's about the most recent spill.