Exxon Valdez
Submitted by hazelxoxeyes21 on May 15, 2011
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Exxon Valdez
On march 24, 1989 the Exxon Valdez, a large oil tanker captained by Joseph Hazelwood, crashed onto Bligh Reef spilling about 11 million gallons of oil into prince William sound destroying Alaska and it’s wildlife. The captain, Joseph Hazelwood, is said to have been intoxicated causing an inexperienced crew member to take the wheel. After the Exxon Valdez had run aground the crew tried to free the ship causing the hull to rip and oil to pour out of the ship’s cargo hold. The crew was unknowing of how or what to do next. When they decided to try to clean the waters from oil it was discovered that the equipment would and did not work. The oil spill was eventually called into the...
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