Oil spill federal trial transcript, 1994, a890095 civil. It gained widespread infamy after the oil spill on 19890324 in which the tanker, captained by joseph hazelwood, hit prince william sounds bligh reef and spilled an estimated 11 million. Hazelwood left the port of valdez headed for long beach, ca with 53,094,510 gallons of oil on board. On a cold march night in 1989, the tanker exxon valdez ran aground off the coast of southern alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the waters of prince william sound and creating one of the worst oil spills in american history. The tanker carried crude oil from alaska to oil refineries on the west coast of the united states. In 1989, a tanker ran aground off the coast of alaska, causing one of the worst oil spills in united states history. Details of the spill the exxon valdez left the dock at valdez at 9. Oil spill state trial transcript, 1994, 3an892533 civil. Exxon valdez oil spill air mobility command museum. Programs tiktok for good tiktok for developers advertise on tiktok. Exxon valdez on march 23, 1989 the exxon valdez an oil supertanker operated by exxon and under the command of captain joseph j. Oil plagues sound 20 years after exxon valdez nbc news. Court rewards exxon for valdez oil spill greg palast. Hazelwood trial transcript and exhibits material from the 1990 trial of joseph hazelwood, captain of the tv.
There had been a report of a heavy flow of columbia glacier ice into prince william sound, and this ice soon showed up on the ships radar. The exxon valdez oil spill occurred in prince william sound, alaska, march 24, 1989, when exxon valdez, an oil tanker owned by exxon shipping company, bound for long beach, california, struck prince william sounds bligh reef, 1. Oriental nicety, formerly exxon valdez, exxon mediterranean, seariver mediterranean, sr mediterranean, mediterranean, and dong fang ocean, was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in prince william sound spilling hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil in alaska. It was about 987 feet long and 166 feet wide, with a cargo capacity of 62 million gallons. The exxon valdez was a supertanker, an enormous ship that can carry millions of gallons of oil. On march 24, 1989, while owned by the former exxon shipping company, and captained by joseph hazelwood. Nearly 25 years later, the lessons of the exxon valdez continue to resonate. The lasting impact of the exxon valdez oil spill disaster. Submerged rocks ruptured eight of the giant ships 11 cargo tanks, spilling more than 10 million of the vessels 53 million gallons of crude oil. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of one of this countrys great ecological disasters. Twenty years after the exxon valdez disaster, oil in some parts of alaskas prince william sound is nearly as toxic as it was the first few weeks after the spill, according to an anniversary report.
Opinion lessons of the exxon valdez the new york times. The supreme court today cut exxons liability by 90% to half a billion. Before dawn on march 24, the 987footlong oil tanker exxon valdez ran aground in prince william sound about 25 miles from valdez, alaska. Company about tiktok newsroom contact careers bytedance. Listen to rp soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 44 tracks. The exxon valdez essay prepared for the encyclopedia of the arctic by jonathan m. Exxon valdez was the original name later sea river mediterranean and eventually mediterranean of an oil tanker owned by the former exxon corporation.
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