HISTORY

Dark Waters: The Sea Empress disaster

IN PRODUCTION

From the chaos of a supertanker crash to the scars still felt today, 'Dark Waters' delivers a high-impact documentary that unravels the truth behind one of the worlds most devastating oil spills.

Duration
1x60'
Original Language
English
YOP
2026
Definitions
HD
Streaming
coming soon

synopsis

Dark Waters' revisiting the 1996 Sea Empress oil spill a disaster that poured 72,000 tonnes of crude oil into the Welsh coastline, creating one of the largest environmental catastrophes in world history. Using cutting-edge CGI, powerful testimony, and rare archive, the film reconstructs the seven days of chaos, failed rescues, and the desperate battle to save wildlife and livelihoods. With 120 million in damages, thousands of seabirds killed, and communities scarred physically and psychologically, the disaster still raises urgent questions: Who was truly to blame? Has nature really recovered? And what lessons remain unlearned? As oil demand soars and climate politics dominate headlines, 'Dark Waters' combines the pace of a disaster thriller with the urgency of investigative journalism, offering broadcasters and global audiences a compelling story of resilience, responsibility, and the hidden cost of fossil fuel dependence.

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