On Mar. 24, 1989, nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil gushed out of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker off the coast of Alaska. Take a look back at what was the largest oil spill in U.S. history at ...

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.Around midnight, the vessel struck a reef ...

On March 24, 1989, Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Alaska.

Exxon Valdez, a 987-foot tanker loaded with 53 million gallons of crude oil, slammed into Alaska’s Bligh Reef just after midnight on March 24, 1989. The accident, as noted by the Exxon Valdez ...

Updated: Aug. 3, 2010 In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground on Bligh Reef, ruptured and spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound.

Thirty years ago, on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska. At the time, it was the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Only the 2010 Deep Water ...

Captain of Exxon Valdez tanker behind infamous 1989 Alaskan crude oil spill dies of COVID and cancer aged 75. Joseph Hazelwood was the captain of the Exxon Valdez which ran aground in the Bligh ...

Exxon Corp. said Monday that it will pay at least $1.28 billion for damages and cleanup from the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill amid indications that the company`s final bill could be several ...

A report blaming the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in part on global warming has generated more ridicule than alarm, renewing scrutiny over the role of liberal foundations in keeping the fading # ...

On this day in 1989, the notorious oil tanker Exxon Valdez entered an Diego Bay without incident and docked at NASSCO for a $25 million repair job. The Valdez, built here and launched in 1986, had ...

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.Around midnight, the vessel struck a reef ...