The last days of the exxon valdez In the san diego shipyard before the first name change Photo from the collection of gary shigenaka, noaa By amanda johnson in 1989, the few measures in place were inadequate to prevent the exxon valdez oil spill and the available response resources were insufficient to contain and clean it up Congress found that complacency among the oil industry, and the regulatory agencies responsible for monitoring the operation of the valdez marine terminal and vessel traffic in prince william sound was also. 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. The prince william sound regional citizens’ advisory council was formed after the exxon valdez oil spill to provide a voice for citizens affected by decisions related to the alyeska pipeline terminal and associated tankers. Today, tank hulls provide better protection against spills resulting from a similar accident, and communications between vessel captains and vessel traffic centers have improved to make for safer sailing For more information, please see exxon valdez oil spill.
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