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Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound

24 de mar. de 1989 · 60.84° N, 146.86° W

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24 de mar. de 1989
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60.84° N, 146.86° W
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Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Exxon Valdez spills 240000 oilbbl of oil after running aground.

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Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Exxon Valdez spills 240000 oilbbl of oil after running aground

Exxon Valdez oil spill

1989 industrial disaster in Alaska

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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