In the wee hours of March 24, 1989, as Capt. Joseph Hazelwood slept in his cabin and a junior officer was in command of the super tanker Exxon Valdez threading a passage through Prince William Sound, the ship ran onto Bligh Reef. By the time the resulting leak was stopped, 11 million gallons of oil had spilled into the Sound. Read more.

Read the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Report.

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