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 Restoration activities will still occur primarily within the spill area. The tanker spilled more than 10 million us.
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The exxon valdez oil spill was a manmade disaster that occurred when exxon valdez, an oil tanker owned by the exxon shipping company, spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into alaska’s prince.
On march 24, 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil tanker exxon valdez struck bligh reef in prince william sound, alaska, spilling more than 11 million gallons of crude oil
The spill was the largest in u.s History and tested the abilities of local, national, and industrial organizations to prepare for, and respond to, a disaster of such magnitude Many factors complicated the cleanup efforts. Exxon valdez oil spill, massive oil spill that occurred on march 24, 1989, in prince william sound, alaska
Nearly 11,000,000 gallons of crude oil were dispersed when the exxon valdez ran aground, polluting 1,300 miles of alaskan shoreline and causing the extermination of much native wildlife.
