The Exxon Valdez was as a bottle of wine poured into the ocean.
What about the MILLIONS of tons of shipping, military and transport sunk during what was called WWII? The oceans were covered with vast oil slicks from sinking tankers, gasoline slicks from Aircraft carriers, in addition to whatever else floated from destroyed vessels.
Somehow the oceans have survived these terrible events. Fish still swim and sea birds still raise their voices along countless shorelines.
What is the condition of the shore and sea at the sight of the FIRST modern oil spill. When the Torrey Canyon went down and the oil spread across the sea, the professional doomsayers had a collective melt-down. What are those waters like today?
Surf up dude! LOL!