Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
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Date
March 24, 1989
Type
World
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Prince William Sound,
Alaska,
United States
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Natural Disasters
Economic & Business
Event Details
The oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil.
It is considered one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in history, devastating the local marine ecosystem and wildlife.