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The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. The spill occurred when Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef, 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Tatitlek, Alaska at 12:04 a.m.
Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound, spilling her cargo of crude oil into the sea. On 24 March 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company, captained by Joseph Hazelwood and First Mate James Kunkel, [3] and bound for Long Beach, California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef, resulting in the second largest oil ...
What followed was the largest oil spill in coastal waters in U.S. history until the 2010 BP oil spill. The oil slick spread over 3,000 square miles and onto over 350 miles of beaches in Prince William Sound, one of the most pristine and magnificent natural areas in the country. Date: 10 September 2014, 07:35: Source: Exxon Valdez in Prince ...
The massive oil spill occurred when the commercial tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground while transiting the waters of Prince William Sound on March 24th. Date 11 May 1989
Joseph Hazelwood, the captain of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker that ran aground more than three decades ago in Alaska, causing one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, has died, the New York ...
Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood (September 24, 1946 – c. July 22, 2022) was an American sailor.He was the captain of Exxon Valdez during her 1989 oil spill.He was accused of being intoxicated which contributed to the disaster, but was cleared of this charge at his 1990 trial after witnesses testified that he was sober around the time of the accident.
He helmed the Exxon Valdez tanker when it ran aground off of Alaska in one of the worst oil disasters in history. Exxon Valdez Capt. Joseph Hazelwood dies at age 75 Skip to main content
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