The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Cover Page
Introduction ………………………………………………….pg 2
The Exxon Valdez oil spill……………………………………pg 2
Short term effects……………………………………………pg 3
Long term effects……………………………………………pg 3
Canges after the spill………………………………………..pg 4
Legal settlement……………………………………………..pg 4
Reference…………………………………………………….pg 4
Introduction
On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez, en route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on Bligh Reef inPrince William Sound, Alaska. The vessel was traveling outside normal shipping lanes in an attempt to avoid ice. Within six hours of the grounding, the Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 10.9 million gallons of its 53 million gallon cargo of Prudhoe Bay crude oil. Eight of the eleven tanks on board were damaged. The oil would eventually impact over 1,100 miles of non-continuous coastline in Alaska, making the Exxon Valdez the largest oil spill to date in U.S. waters.
According to an article from the encyclopedia of the earth, the response to the Exxon Valdez involved more personnel and equipment over a longer period of time than did any other spill in U.S. history. Logistical problems in providing fuel, meals, berthing, response equipment, waste management and other resources were one of the largest challenges to response management. At the height of the response, more than 11,000 personnel, 1,400 vessels and 85 aircraft were involved in the cleanup.
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil spill released millions of gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound Alaska. The spill immediately resulted in the death of oiled wildlife and significant reductions in tourism, recreational fishing and commercial fishing. Long-term direct effects of the spill include lingering oil with associated negative impacts on the ecosystem. Some marine animal populations have still not recovered to pre-spill levels.
In March 1989, The Exxon
Introduction ………………………………………………….pg 2
The Exxon Valdez oil spill……………………………………pg 2
Short term effects……………………………………………pg 3
Long term effects……………………………………………pg 3
Canges after the spill………………………………………..pg 4
Legal settlement……………………………………………..pg 4
Reference…………………………………………………….pg 4
Introduction
On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez, en route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on Bligh Reef inPrince William Sound, Alaska. The vessel was traveling outside normal shipping lanes in an attempt to avoid ice. Within six hours of the grounding, the Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 10.9 million gallons of its 53 million gallon cargo of Prudhoe Bay crude oil. Eight of the eleven tanks on board were damaged. The oil would eventually impact over 1,100 miles of non-continuous coastline in Alaska, making the Exxon Valdez the largest oil spill to date in U.S. waters.
According to an article from the encyclopedia of the earth, the response to the Exxon Valdez involved more personnel and equipment over a longer period of time than did any other spill in U.S. history. Logistical problems in providing fuel, meals, berthing, response equipment, waste management and other resources were one of the largest challenges to response management. At the height of the response, more than 11,000 personnel, 1,400 vessels and 85 aircraft were involved in the cleanup.
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil spill released millions of gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound Alaska. The spill immediately resulted in the death of oiled wildlife and significant reductions in tourism, recreational fishing and commercial fishing. Long-term direct effects of the spill include lingering oil with associated negative impacts on the ecosystem. Some marine animal populations have still not recovered to pre-spill levels.
In March 1989, The Exxon