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 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. 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. On march 24, 1989 the oil tanker exxon valdez ran aground in prince william sound, alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil The ecologically sensitive location, season of the year, and large scale of this spill resulted in one of the largest environmental disasters in u.s
Restoration activities will still occur primarily within the spill area. 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. On march 24, 1989, the massive oil tanker exxon valdez ran aground on bligh reef in alaska's prince william sound, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of oil into the gulf of alaska.
Exxon valdez oil spill on march 24 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil tanker exxon valdez struck bligh reef in western prince william sound, alaska The collision resulted in the spilling of between 11 and 34 million gallons of crude oil — ultimately affecting 1,181 miles of alaska's pristine coastline, and killing thousands of marine animals The spill is the largest in u.s Exxon valdez at prince william sound in 1989, 3 days after the spill began at the time of the spill, exxon valdez was employed to transport crude oil from the alyeska consortium 's pipeline terminal in valdez, alaska, to the lower 48 states of the united states At the time it ran aground, the vessel was carrying about 201,000 m 3 (1.26 million bbl 53 million us gal) of oil
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