1.   The resulting oil spill also ruined the land, but the farmers were never compensated for their losses, Ereba said.

2.   Protesters who escaped arrest said Pemex oil spills have ruined their farmland.

3.   A massive oil spill in July ruined hundreds of prized fishing farms along the pristine south coast.

4.   Fishermen feared the spill would ruin the seaweed, abalone and shellfish cultivated in the area.

5.   Fishermen and local officials feared the spill would ruin the seaweed, abalone and shellfish cultivated in the area.

6.   The oil spill ruined marine resources and threatened wildlife along several hundred kilometres of Japanese coastline.