24 March 1989

Disaster & Disease

Exxon Valdez disaster

About this moment

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. The spill occurred when Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef, 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Tatitlek, Alaska, at 12:04 a.m. The tanker spilled more than 10 million US gallons (240,000 bbl) (or 37,000 tonnes) of crude oil over the next few days.

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ExvalUnknownPublic domainWikimedia Commons
A light snow covers the weather decks of the Dock Landing Ship USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) and the LCM 6 Mechanized Landing Craft tied up beside it. The JUNEAU and the landing craft are pro - DPLA - 6424e4e0607af024daff85434da67550Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994Public domainWikimedia Commons
Dead otter - Valdez spillU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of Public AffairsPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Dennis Kelso Interviewed by KCTSARLIS ReferencePublic domainWikimedia Commons
Exxon Valdez AerialExxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee CouncilPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Exxon Valdez CleanupPH2 POCHEPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Exxon Valdez in Prince William Sound, Alaska. (15011152497)USEPA Environmental-Protection-AgencyPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - 0085ARLIS ReferenceCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (13266806523)NOAA's National Ocean ServicePublic domainWikimedia Commons
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory CommitteeUnknownUnknown — LoC, rights unverifiedLibrary of Congress

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