Court rewards exxon for valdez oil spill greg palast. This image of a damaged ship is not showing the tv exxon valdez, and that is precisely the point. In 1986, the national steel and shipbuilding company yard in san diego. Purchase marine mammals and the exxon valdez 1st edition. The exxon valdez oil spill trustee council evostc is one of the eight founding. Exxon valdez departed the port of valdez, alaska at 9. The exxon baton rouge smaller ship on left attempts to offload crude oil from the exxon valdez after the valdez ran aground in prince william sound near valdez, alaska, on march 26, 1989. The exxon valdez oil spill a true book 9780531289983. The book works forward from th exxon valdez disaster in 1989. Reports also said the accident occurred as the ship took a route which was not prescribed under the normal shipping route. Mar 25, 2019 one book i found very helpful in preparing for this weeks show is a called, the spill, personal stories from the exxon valdez disaster, compiled by sharon bushell and stan jones. 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. Valdez is the southern terminus of the transalaskan oil pipeline, built in the 1970s, that originates in prudhoe bay.
Her frantic words were merely the last in a litany of futile warnings. Because many of the books contributors were on site within 24 hours of this 11 million gallon catastrophe, the book is a unique. After the spill is an informational book about the exxon valdez ship that hit the bligh reef in alaska, spilling around 11 million gallons of oil in to the water. The supreme court today cut exxons liability by 90% to half a billion. This bibliography is a select list of books, videos and dvds, websites and articles from a variety of. The exxon valdez was an oil tanker with a single hull, which meant that when it hit ground, there was only one layer of metal for the rocks to tear through and release its tanks of oil but this 2009 photo shows the norwegian tanker sks satilla after it sustained a major gash in its doublesided. Exxon valdez was the original name of an oil tanker owned by the former exxon corporation. It gained widespread infamy after the oil spill on 19890324 in which the tanker, captained by joseph hazelwood, hit prince william sounds bligh reef and spilled an estimated 11 million. How a massive oil spill triggered an environmental. Its port facilities were greatly enlarged in the mid1970s. Because of this violation by the exxon valdez, owner exxon mobil charted out a clause which spoke about the strict following of the prescribed shipping routes and lanes so as to avoid any further marine accident of a magnitude like the exxon valdez oil spill. Aug, 2012 the exxon valdez was sentenced to death last month when an indian court granted her entry to a ship breaking yard. Exxon valdez spill profile emergency response us epa. Before it was over, there were more than 38,000 litigants, including individuals, agencies, and environmental organizations, and three different sets of judges.
Phillip margulies discusses the factors and events that led to the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill in prince william sound, alaska, the cleanup effort afterwards, and the longterm consequences of the disaster. The exxon valdez oil spill was a shipping accident that happened off the coast of the united states on march 24, 1989. At the time of the disaster, the ship carried 53,094,510 u. The exxonvaldez incident in 1989 started out as the accidental grounding of an oil tanker that resulted in exxons launch of an investigation into the actions of the ships captain. A harbor pilot guided the ship through the valdez narrows before departing the ship and returning control to hazelwood, the ship s master. The tanker carried crude oil from alaska to oil refineries on the west coast of the united states.
The exxon valdez was an oil tanker that ran aground at the alaska coast. Resources library and information services arlis and has entrusted arlis. The crew was rushing to leave valdez with a load of oil. The book goes through and talks about how the animals and land were affected by the oil spill. The ship was subsequently renamed the seariver mediterranean. Records detail long hours worked by crew of exxon valdez. From board games to cookbooks, how the exxon valdez oil spill. It also talks about how the spill affected people positively and negatively.
The momentum of the large ship carried it onto bligh reef and opened a 6 x 20 ft hole in the ship. Prince william sound, the ships lookout burst through the chart room door. March 24, 1989 the exxon valdez oil tanker was carrying more than 50 million gallons of crude oil when it left valdez, alaska, on march 23, 1989. The exxon valdez was a supertanker, an enormous ship that can carry millions of gallons of oil. To guard against the occurrence of such disasters in the future, a number of changes in legislation, port procedures, and industry practices have occurred. On july 30, 1989, four months after it ran aground in alaskas prince william sound and caused the thenlargest oil spill in u. Alaska resources library and information services, arlis.
The exxon valdez was sentenced to death last month when an indian court granted her entry to a shipbreaking yard. After the big spill, what happened to the ship exxon valdez. It was badly damaged when it hit rocks off the coast of alaska in march 1989 and lost more than 10 million gallons 40 million litres of oil into the sea. Remembering the exxon valdez oil spill the atlantic. It was on march 24, 1989, the oil tanker exxon valdez struck the bligh reef in the prince william. Introduction with the exception of the titanic, the exxonvaldez may be the most infamous ship disaster in history. Oct 02, 2019 reports also said the accident occurred as the ship took a route which was not prescribed under the normal shipping route. Exxon valdez oil spill workers and maxibarge hose beach after corexit test on quayle beach, smith lsland in prince william sound, alaska, us, on 7 august 1989. On march 24, 1989, the oil tanker exxon valdez had just entered alaskas prince william. Although exxon tried briefly to return the ship to its north american fleet, it was prohibited. Arlis even has works of poetry, novels, childrens books, a theatrical play, and. The exxon valdez captains conviction is overturned history. Marine mammals and the exxon valdez 1st edition elsevier. The 1989 tanker crew was half the size of the 1977 crew, worked 12.
Exxon initially directed most of the blame at the captain, joseph hazelwood, but multiple subsequent legal judgments found exxon now exxonmobil at fault. As a result of the subsequent monetary settlements, an organization called the exxon valdez oil spill trustee council evostc was created to oversee research on the oil spill. Eight years ago joe hazelwood martyred himself out of pride. The exxon valdez oil spill occurred in prince william sound, alaska, march 24, 1989, when exxon valdez, an oil tanker owned by exxon shipping company, bound for long beach, california, struck prince william sounds bligh reef, 1. The exxon valdez oil spill a true book paperback march 1, 2011 by peter benoit author. The incident happened after an exxon corporation tanker, the exxon valdez, ran aground on bligh reef during a voyage from valdez, alaska, to california.
The tanker vessel exxon valdez ev is a typical modern tankship of all welded steel construction. Exxon valdez oil spill, massive oil spill that occurred on march 24, 1989, in prince william sound, alaska. A harbor pilot guided the ship through the valdez narrows before departing the ship and returning control to hazelwood, the ships master. The captain went down with the ship outside online. In the 1998 videogame fallout 2, an alternate version of the exxon valdez called the pmv valdez is used to get to an offshore oil rig. It was about 987 feet long and 166 feet wide, with a cargo capacity of 62 million gallons. In the case of the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill, which dumped roughly 11. The book kicks off with exxon valdezs oil spill of 1989 and chronicles the reign of two consecutive exxonmobil ceos, lee raymond 19932005 and rex tillerson 2006.
Personal information is secured with ssl technology. Exxon valdez was sailing outside the normal sea lane to avoid small icebergs thought to be in the area. Exxon valdez oil spill simple english wikipedia, the free. Arlis or alaska resources library and information services with the help of exxon valdez oil spill trustee council released a collection of materials on exxon valdez oil spill. Minutes before supertanker exxon valdez ran aground on bligh reef, before rocks ripped a huge hole in her hull and a geyser of crude oil darkened the pristine waters of prince william sound, the ship s lookout burst through the chart room door. On march 24, 1989, the 987foot super tanker exxon valdez outbound from port valdez, alaska, with a full load of oil from alaskas prudhoe bay passed on the wrong side of a lighted channel marker guarding a shallow stretch of prince william sound. One book i found very helpful in preparing for this weeks show is a called, the spill, personal stories from the exxon valdez disaster, compiled by sharon bushell and stan jones.
The ev was delivered to exxon on december 11, 1986 and was the largest ship ever built on the west coast of the united states. Boatbased population surveys of sea otters in prince william sound. No one anticipated any unusual problems as the exxon valdez left the alyeska pipeline terminal at 9. Mar 23, 2020 the supertanker exxon valdez, owned and operated by the exxon corporation, runs aground on a reef in prince william sound in alaska and spills an estimated 11 million gallons of oil into the water. Delayed efforts to contain the spill and naturally strong winds and waves dispersed nearly. The oil it spilled caused a large environmental disaster. Describes the oil tanker exxon valdez, the events that led up to its disastrous oil spill in.
List of books and articles about exxon valdez oil spill. Exxon valdez was the original name later sea river mediterranean and eventually mediterranean of an oil tanker owned by the former exxon corporation. An oil tanker, the exxon valdez, hit a reef in prince william sound, alaska. When the exxon valdez was delivered to exxon on december 11, 1986, it was the largest vessel ever built on the west coast of the u. The exxon valdez was repaired and had a series of different owners before being bought by a hong kongbased company, which renamed it the. In the 1995 film waterworld, the base for the villainous smokers is a ship called exxon valdez, prominently featuring a portrait of joe hazelwood, the captain of the real exxon valdez.
Exxon valdez operational risk management wiley online library. Mar 01, 2011 the exxon valdez oil spill a true book paperback march 1, 2011 by peter benoit author. Oil spill facts exxon valdez oil spill trustee council. Eight years ago a drunk joe hazelwood piloted the exxon valdez into a reef. March 23, 1989 with 53 million gallons of crude oil bound for california. Coast guard tanker inspections in valdez were not done, and the number of staff was. Oriental nicety, formerly exxon valdez, exxon mediterranean, seariver mediterranean, sr mediterranean, mediterranean, and dong fang ocean, was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in prince william sound spilling hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil in alaska. Alan haigbrown, keeping the oil inside the ships on prince william sound, 40 professional mariner 20 1999. Minutes before supertanker exxon valdez ran aground on bligh reef, before rocks ripped a huge hole in her hull and a geyser of crude oil darkened the pristine waters of prince william sound, the ships lookout burst through the chart room door. Mar 24, 2014 exxon valdez oil spill workers and maxibarge hose beach after corexit test on quayle beach, smith lsland in prince william sound, alaska, us, on 7 august 1989. On march 24, 1989, while owned by the former exxon shipping company, and captained by joseph hazelwood. From a childrens book about a young girl rescuing an oiled baby seallink.
Jul 01, 2016 records detail long hours worked by crew of exxon valdez. What happened to the ship exxon valdez after the big spill. When it comes to charisma, imagination and inspiration, these exxonmobil ceos do not play in the same league with the likes of jeff bezos, steve jobs or this is excellent. Mar 24, 2014 the exxon baton rouge smaller ship on left attempts to offload crude oil from the exxon valdez after the valdez ran aground in prince william sound near valdez, alaska, on march 26, 1989. Exxon valdez oil spill, massive oil spill that occurred on march 24, 1989, in prince william sound, an inlet in the gulf of alaska, alaska, u. Jul 27, 2019 the exxon valdez was repaired and had a series of different owners before being bought by a hong kongbased company, which renamed it the dong fang ocean. The period covered sees the company led by lawrence g.
182 918 1256 1386 172 32 1232 1031 990 1123 392 1400 477 1028 976 1374 290 1258 1301 1382 765 943 1082 1302 1347 180 127 746 935 1350