This happens way too often.....I can see why they don’t want this on the FLorida beaches now too.....
You’re referring to...?
This was not a tanker. Tankers are doubled hulled (after Valdez) in the US. This was a container ship. The spill is from its own fuel.
If this was a tanker ship and did that kind of damage to the ship, it likely would have no spill.
If it happened in an area of active drilling, the spill containment and clean up would have happened faster. They are required to do frequent drills.
It happens often? No, this happens once in a blue moon. As far as Florida is concerned, I am sure they get tar on their beaches like Texas does, from natural seepage from the oil sands beneath the sea bed.