Oil spills are an unfortunate fact of life for as long as we continue to move oil around the planet.
126000 gallons, alarmingly, is a relatively small spill, compared to most oil spills.
Nevertheless this oil still has the capability of killing many thousands of birds along with sea otters and other marine mammals.
Pictures show floating beams, which are used to stop the oil from getting around, and indeed a lot of oil does float on the surface. Unfortunately by no means all and as such much of the oil that leads into the sea will remain and continue to cause damage for decades into the future
