He was the captain of exxon valdez during her 1989 oil spill He was accused of being intoxicated which contributed to the disaster, but was cleared of this charge at his 1990 trial after witnesses testified that he was sober around the time of the accident. Joseph hazelwood, the captain of the exxon valdez oil tanker that ran aground more than three decades ago in alaska, causing one of the worst oil spills in u.s History, has died, the new york times reported The alaska court of appeals overturns the conviction of joseph hazelwood, the former captain of the oil tanker exxon valdez Hazelwood, who was found guilty of negligence for his role in the.
Joseph hazelwood, the captain of the exxon valdez oil tanker. As captain of the oil tanker exxon valdez, joseph hazelwood was vilified as a drunk who abandoned his post, and thus was to blame for one of the worst oil spills in u.s
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