Which of the following is considered the world's largest accidental oil spill?
A) Blowout of the Ixtoc #1 oil-drilling platform in 1979.
B) Explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling platform in 2010.
C) Intentional dumping by the Iraqi army in 1991.
D) Rupturing of the Exxon Valdez supertanker in 1989.
E) Spillage from natural seeps and regular human activities every year.
B
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