11 Jahre danach: Urteil um Ölkatastrophe

2002 sorgte der Untergang des Tankers "Prestige" für eine Ölkatastrophe vor Spanien – 250.000 Vögel verendeten.
Eine Küstenlandschaft ist mit dickem, schwarzem Öl verschmutzt. Ein Mann mit Regenschirm steht am Rand.

LC16 - 20021116 - CAMELLE, SPAIN : View of the Santa Mariña beacCamelCamelle, nost Spain, Saturday 16 November 2002, one ofne of the areas affected by the oil slick after oil spilled from the Bahamas-flagged tanker "Prestige;. E;. EPA PHOTO EFE LAVANDEIR
Eine Gerichtsverhandlung mit Richtern und Publikum in einem Gerichtssaal.

EPAepa03434851 General view of the first courtroom hearing to establish responsibilities for the oil spill off the coast of Galicia caused by the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige in 2002, in A Coruna, Galicia, northwestern Spain, 16 October 2012. The c
Ein älterer Mann mit Kopfhörern von Bosch auf dem Kopf hört zu.

EPAepa03434867 Accused captain of the ship, Apostolos Mangouras, during the first courtroom hearing to establish responsibilities for the oil spill off the coast of Galicia caused by the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige in 2002, in A Coruna, Galicia, n
Zwei Polizisten in Uniform flankieren eine ältere Person mit einer Jacke.

EFEThe captain of the striken oiltanker Prestige, Apostolus Maguras of Greece, center, is escorted by two Spanish civil guards after being detained on arrival in La Coruna, northwestern Spain, Friday Nov. 15, 2002. Maguras was arrested after maritime auth
Ein Schiff sinkt im stürmischen Meer.

The bow of the Prestige oil tanker floats above water moments before sinking in waters off northern Spain November 19, 2002. The tanker broke into two earlier in the day. The Prestige went down with some 70,000 tonnes of fuel oil. REUTERS/Paul Hanna
Ein auseinandergebrochenes Schiff treibt im Meer.

The Bahamian-flagged Prestige Oil tanker sinks off the northwest Spanish coast November 19, 2002. A tanker laden with 70,000 tonnes of fuel oil split in two off northwest Spain on Tuesday and its stern section sank, triggering what ecologists said could b
Eine Schwarz-Weiß-Satellitenaufnahme einer Ölverschmutzung im Ozean nahe der Küste.

This ESA (European Space Agency) Envisat radar satellite image released 20 November 2002 shows the oil slick from the stricken oil tanker Prestige (Lower-L) about 100 km (62 miles) off the coast of Spain (R). The oil has already fouled a nearly 200 km (12
Ein Mann im Anzug sitzt mit den Händen vor dem Gesicht da.

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar holds his head in his hands while listening to opposition parliamentarians during a parliamentary session in Madrid on December 16, 2002. Aznar defended his governments handling of the Prestige tanker disaster. Both
Eine Person filmt mit einer Videokamera eine felsige Küstenlandschaft.

MA07 - 20021117 - CAMELLE, SPAIN : A cameraman films the coastline in Camelle, northwestern Spain, Sunday 17 November 2002, after oil spilled from the Bahamas-flagged tanker Prestige washed ashore. The tanker, that is in danger of splitting in two, is now
Ein beschädigtes Schiff liegt auf dem offenen Meer vor einem bewölkten Himmel.

POOLThe Bahamas-registered Prestige oil tanker is seen some 70 nautical miles (132 kilometers) off Spains coast in the Atlantic ocean, Sunday Nov. 17, 2002. Spain battled to contain an oil spill Sunday from the striken tanker as slicks washed up on the be
Helfer reinigen einen Strand von Öl mit Schaufeln und Eimern.

MAL03 - 20021118 - MALPICA, SPAIN : Spanish Navy troopers begin on Monday, 18 November 2002, to clean the coastline in Malpica, north-western Spain, after oil spilled from the Bahamas-flagged tanker Prestige washed ashore. The tanker, that is in danger of
Ein Regenbogen überspannt einen felsigen Strand mit aufgewühlter See.

A rainbow shines over rocks covered in a slick of fuel oil at a beach at Trabas, northern Spain, November 20, 2002. The 26-year-old Bahamas-flagged vessel Presige took some 60,000 tonnes of viscous fuel oil to the bottom of the Atlantic when it finally br
Arbeiter in Schutzanzügen reinigen einen ölverschmutzten Strand.

C09 - 20021210 - FINISTERRE, SPAIN : Spanish soldiers wearing protective suit work to clean Langosteira beach in Finisterre, northwestern Spain, on Tuesday 10 December 2002. Thousands of soldiers have joined volunteers cleaning hundreds of kilometers of c
Ein Mann in Schutzkleidung steht auf einem mit Öl verschmutzten Felsen.

A Spanish soldier stands on the oil stained coast of the Cies Islands natural reserve off the Galician coast on December 10, 2002 during cleanup work. Some 125 tonnes of fuel oil are leaking from the wreckage of the sunken tanker Prestige each day and tak
Drei Frauen reinigen einen Strand, während andere Leute im Hintergrund schwimmen und sich sonnen.

Workers continue to clean the oil from the Prestige oil spill on Galician beaches, near Finisterre on Friday 08 August 2003, while sun-seekers enyoy the sun and swim under the clear skies of what looks like a tropical summer on these usually breezy, cool
Eine Person in Schutzkleidung steht inmitten einer ölverschmutzten Landschaft.

The second prizewinner in the Nature and the Environment category of the World Press Photo contest 2003, announced on February 14, 2003 in Rotterdam, taken by Carlos Spottorno. The photo shows a working on the oil spill from the tanker Prestige which sank

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