exxon valdez

     

Exxon Valez was the original name (later Sea River Mediterranean and eventually Mediterranean) of an oil tanker owned by the former Exxon Corporation. It gained widespread infamy after the March 24, 1989 oil spill in which the tanker, bound for Washington, USA, captained by Joseph Hazelwood, hit Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled an estimated 10.8 million US gallons (38 megalitres) of crude oil. This has been recorded as one of the largest spills in U.S. history and one of the largest ecological disasters.

Trivia about exxon valdez

  • After striking a reef in 1989 it caused the largest oil spill in U.S. history
  • On March 24, 1989 it made headlines after it hit a reef in Prince William Sound
  • A third mate unlicensed to pilot this ship through Prince William Sound ran it aground
  • In 2006, Rep. Dave Reichert marked the anniversary of this 1989 wreck by asking that $4.5 billion finally be paid to Alaskans
  • This tanker leaked 1.26 million barrels of crude oil into Prince William Sound in March 1989
  • Alaskan oil worth millions cost over $2 billion to clean up after this ship's 1989 spill
  • Prohibited by law from returning to Prince William Sound, it's now known as the Sea River Mediterranean
  • In "Waterworld" Dennis Hopper helmed this ship once piloted by Joseph Hazelwood

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