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Exxon Valdez disaster

1989 CE · North America · Disaster

Exxon Valdez disaster
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The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. 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.

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