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Essay Galaxy - Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
In March of 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef
in Prince William Sound, Alaska. An eighteen foot wide hole was ripped into the
hull, and 10.9 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the ocean. In the
following weeks, many things transpired. This paper will discuss the cleanup,
the damage, and the results of the biggest oil spill in United States history.
On March 24, 1989, in Prince William Sound Alaska, the Exxon Valdez was
moving South West after leaving Port Valdez. The ship was carrying over fifty
million gallons of crude oil. When the Valdez was only twenty-eight miles from
the port, it ran aground on Bligh reef. The bottom was ripped open, and 10.9
million gallons of North Slope Crude Oil spilled into the frozen Alaskan waters
at a rate of two hundred thousand gallons per minut....
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