Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

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This paper explores the environmental disaster that occurred when the Exxon Valdex ship hit rocks in the area of the Prince William Sound in Alaska. The paper begins with an exact description of the event as it occurred in March 1989, with the initial tragedy lasting hours and eventually days and weeks until it was cleared up. The paper includes numerous tables, charts and a map of where it all took place. Included in the research are the relevant issues, such as environmental, social, financial strains, legal issues etc.

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"At 12:04 AM, 24 March 1989, a third-mate was solo-piloting the Exxon Valdez through Prince William Sound. The third mate, however, did not hold a United States Coast Guard certification to solo-pilot a ship the size of the Exxon Valdez through Prince William Sound (Wells & McCoy, 1989). Following a series of turns in an attempt to dodge floating ice, the ship shuddered to a stop "atop the Bligh Reef" (Wells & McCoy, 1989, A8). Moments before the grounding occurred, the ship had sailed beyond the Coast Guard's radar tracking area."

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