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. 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 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
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 The exxon valdez oil spill trustee council estimates the spill killed a quarter million seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, up to 22 killer whales and billions of fish eggs. What caused the exxon valdez oil spill Various reports following the accident have identified a number of factors that caused exxon valdez to run aground on the reef under the command of captain joseph hazelwood.
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