When the Exxon Valdez supertanker hit a reef off the Alaskan coast, 11 of its cargo tanks ruptured, dumping 11 million gallons of crude into Prince William Sound. The spill could have been much worse, considering the Valdez was carrying 53 million gallons; still, though, it wreaked havoc on...
the Exxon ValdezExxon Val·dez, the/ˌeksɒn vælˈdiːz$-sɑːn-/trademark anoil tanker (=very large ship carrying oil)which caused very large quantities of oil to be poured into the sea when it was damaged in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in 1989. The ship's owners, ...
Shortly after midnight on Friday, March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez, a three-year-old 987-foot tanker carrying 1.25 million barrels (50 million gallons) of North Slope crude, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound. The Exxon Valdez left the Port of Valdez at 9:21 pm...
The Exxon Valdez oil spill was not a large one in relation to the world's biggest oil spills, but it was a costly one due to the remote location of Prince William Sound (accessible only by helicopter and boat). On March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil was spilled when the ship...
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On March 23, 1989, the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker carrying 53 million gallons of crude oil from Alaska, ran aground on a reef, spilling nearly 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. The captain had been drinking earlier in the day, and the third mate who was on duty ...
The article discusses the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaskan waters. This accidental oil spill has caused immense damage to the fishing industry, wildlife and to the environment. This accident was caused due to the fault of a captain who left the ship in the hands of a third mate. It is ...
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