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Calculated Shard: 193 (from laksa114)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa193.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.statista.com/statistics/671539/average-number-of-oil-spills-per-decade/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.statista.com/statistics/671539/average-number-of-oil-spills-per-decade/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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In the years since the 1970s, the\nnumber of oil tanker spills\nhas been notably reduced from an excess of\n**\nlarge oil spills per year.\nLargest ever oil spills\nThe Gulf war oil spill in January 1991 is the\nlargest global oil spill\nto ever take place since commercial drilling took off. An estimated\n***\nto\n***********\ngallons of oil were intentionally dumped into the ocean by the Iraqi government, which had invaded Kuwait and was trying to prevent the arrival of a UN-coalition navy force. The second largest oil spill is also one of the more recent disasters, the Deepwater Horizon wellhead blowout in 2010. Over\n***********\ngallons of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico, while 11 people were killed in the accident.\nOil tanker spill causes\nOil tankers are the prevailing means of transporting the commodity over distances greater than can be covered by pipelines. Running aground is the\nmost common cause of large oil spills from tankers\n.\n**\npercent of large oil tanker spills occurring between 1970 and 2024 were due to grounding.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/671539\/average-number-of-oil-spills-per-decade\/#main-content)\n\n- [Statistics](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/markets\/)\n  - [All Industries](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/markets\/)\n    All Industries\n  - [Technology & Telecommunications](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/markets\/418\/technology-telecommunications\/)\n    Technology & Telecommunications\n  - [E-Commerce](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/markets\/413\/e-commerce\/)\n    E-Commerce\n  - [Internet](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/markets\/424\/internet\/)\n    Internet\n  - [Economy & Politics](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/markets\/2535\/economy-politics\/)\n    Economy & Politics\n  - [Consumer Goods & FMCG](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/markets\/415\/consumer-goods-fmcg\/)\n    Consumer Goods & FMCG\n  - 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In 2024, \\*\\*\\* oil spills were reported where more than \\*\\*\\* metric tons of oil leaked. In the years since the 1970s, the [number of oil tanker spills](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/268553\/number-of-oil-spills-by-oil-tankers-since-1970\/) has been notably reduced from an excess of \\*\\* large oil spills per year.\n\n## Largest ever oil spills\nThe Gulf war oil spill in January 1991 is the [largest global oil spill](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/268148\/largest-global-oil-spills-since-1967\/) to ever take place since commercial drilling took off. An estimated \\*\\*\\* to \\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\* gallons of oil were intentionally dumped into the ocean by the Iraqi government, which had invaded Kuwait and was trying to prevent the arrival of a UN-coalition navy force. The second largest oil spill is also one of the more recent disasters, the Deepwater Horizon wellhead blowout in 2010. Over \\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\* gallons of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico, while 11 people were killed in the accident.\n\n## Oil tanker spill causes\nOil tankers are the prevailing means of transporting the commodity over distances greater than can be covered by pipelines. 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Average annual number of global oil spills larger than 700 tons of oil\n\nCitation formats\n\nCitation formats View options\n\n## Other statistics on the topic\n[![Number of oil tanker spills worldwide from 1970 to 2024, by volume spilled](https:\/\/cdn.statcdn.com\/Statistic\/265000\/268553-blank-100.png)\\+Global number of oil tanker spills by quantity 1970-2024](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/268553\/number-of-oil-spills-by-oil-tankers-since-1970\/)\n\n[![Largest oil spills affecting waters of the United States from 1969 to 2024 (in million gallons)](https:\/\/cdn.statcdn.com\/Statistic\/1470000\/1472678-blank-100.png)Largest oil spills affecting U.S. waters 1969-2024](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1472678\/largest-us-oil-spills-since-1969\/)\n\n[![Distribution of reasons for large oil tanker spills worldwide between 1970 and 2024](https:\/\/cdn.statcdn.com\/Statistic\/670000\/671611-blank-100.png)Cause of global oil tanker spills 1970-2024](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/671611\/causes-of-large-oil-spills-from-oil-tankers-worldwide-distribution\/)\n\n[![Total number of oil spills in and around waterways in the United States from 2000 to 2022](https:\/\/cdn.statcdn.com\/Statistic\/185000\/186175-blank-100.png)\\+Total number of oil spills in territorial waters in the U.S. 2000-2022](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/186175\/total-number-of-oil-spills-in-us-territorial-waters-since-2000\/)\n\nDoris Dokua Sasu\n\nResearch Expert Ghana and Nigeria\n\n[Get in touch with us now](https:\/\/www.statista.com\/contact\/)\n\nLog in or register to access precise data.\n\nGet access now\n\nProfit from additional features with an Employee Account\n\nPlease create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites. 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An estimated \\\* to \\\\\\\\\\\* gallons of oil were intentionally dumped into the ocean by the Iraqi government, which had invaded Kuwait and was trying to prevent the arrival of a UN-coalition navy force. The second largest oil spill is also one of the more recent disasters, the Deepwater Horizon wellhead blowout in 2010. Over \\\\\\\\\\\* gallons of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico, while 11 people were killed in the accident. ## Oil tanker spill causes Oil tankers are the prevailing means of transporting the commodity over distances greater than can be covered by pipelines. Running aground is the [most common cause of large oil spills from tankers](https://www.statista.com/statistics/671611/causes-of-large-oil-spills-from-oil-tankers-worldwide-distribution/). \\ percent of large oil tanker spills occurring between 1970 and 2024 were due to grounding. 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Readable Markdown	There was an average of \\\* large oil spills from tanker incidents every year in the decade from 2020 onward. In 2024, \\\* oil spills were reported where more than \\\* metric tons of oil leaked. In the years since the 1970s, the [number of oil tanker spills](https://www.statista.com/statistics/268553/number-of-oil-spills-by-oil-tankers-since-1970/) has been notably reduced from an excess of \\ large oil spills per year. ## Largest ever oil spills The Gulf war oil spill in January 1991 is the [largest global oil spill](https://www.statista.com/statistics/268148/largest-global-oil-spills-since-1967/) to ever take place since commercial drilling took off. An estimated \\\* to \\\\\\\\\\\* gallons of oil were intentionally dumped into the ocean by the Iraqi government, which had invaded Kuwait and was trying to prevent the arrival of a UN-coalition navy force. The second largest oil spill is also one of the more recent disasters, the Deepwater Horizon wellhead blowout in 2010. Over \\\\\\\\\\\* gallons of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico, while 11 people were killed in the accident. ## Oil tanker spill causes Oil tankers are the prevailing means of transporting the commodity over distances greater than can be covered by pipelines. Running aground is the [most common cause of large oil spills from tankers](https://www.statista.com/statistics/671611/causes-of-large-oil-spills-from-oil-tankers-worldwide-distribution/). \\ percent of large oil tanker spills occurring between 1970 and 2024 were due to grounding.
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