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. In the years following the spill, regulatory agencies, industry, and citizens worked together to make sure the painful memories and hard lessons of the exxon valdez were not forgotten. 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 a contributing factor in the disaster. Where is the exxon valdez today After several changes of name and ownership, the tanker was converted for hauling bulk ore in the south china sea Following a collision with a cargo ship in november 2012, the ore carrier was sold, again renamed, and then resold for scrap and routed to india.
Almost twenty years since the exxon valdez oil spill, the supreme court decided wednesday to reduce victims' compensation in alaska Two journalists who have covered the story discuss the.
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