2013 Event In efforts to turn its back on nuclear power, Japan announces plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Fukushima Prefecture, near the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 2011 Event Sendai, a major 9.0 earthquake strikes offshore of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture; 10-meter high tsunami's are produced near its epicenter, reaching land through the Pacific ocean 2010 Event Ghana begins pumping oil after its discovery of an offshore oil field three years ago 2010 Event An 4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes offshore of Oleron, France; no casualties are reported 2010 Event BP claims that if the ban on offshore drilling permits continues, it may not be able to pay compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 2010 Event BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico 1953 Event President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill 1817 Event Gloucester, Massachusetts, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore
