| Table 5.22 Causes of oil spills and operations undertaken, 19951 |
| | | Operation | | 1995 |
| | | | | Operation in progress/circumstances spillage |
| Total | | | 140 |
| | | Stranding/grounding/wreck/collision | 19 |
| | | Bunkering | | 19 |
| | | Loading cargo | 5 |
| | | Pumping bilges | 2 |
| | | Cleaning tanks | 1 |
| | | Discharging cargo | 1 |
| | | Other | | 5 |
| | | Not known | | 89 |
| | | | | Causes of oil spillages |
| Total | | | 172 |
| | | Human error | | 44 |
| | | Equipment failure | 16 |
| | | Not known | | 112 |
| | Source: ACOPS |
| 1 The figures are frequencies for each of the categories shown and more than one entry may have been made for each case of pollution (excluding Offshore North Sea). |
