Policies Created After the Spill
Another result of the oil spill was that ships began to be built with double hulls. This way, if a ship were to scrape along a reef or some other damage was made to a ship, only the outer hull would be damaged. The inner hull containing the oil would remain intact, preventing the leakage of oil into the ocean. This is such a simple and easy solution that has prevented numerous amounts of oil spills.
The last change to cleanup method efficiency was the improvement of skimming systems. Skimming systems can be used to recover oil floating on the ocean’s surface. The improvement of oil skimming systems allowed for a greater amount of oil to be taken out of the ocean at a quicker pace. These three things are a couple of the many changes that helped prevent oil spills, and improved the cleanup of oil spills today.