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The Captain Went Down With The Ship - 30 Years Ago Today


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2019 Mar 24, 3:40pm   699 views  3 comments

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Excerpt of transcript of radio transmission recorded by the Vessel Traffic Center, Valdez, Alaska on March 23 and 24, 1989 relating to the grounding of the Exxon Valdez.

Written transcript:

HAZELWOOD: Yeah, Valdez Traffic. EXXON VALDEZ. Over.

VTC: EXXON VALDEZ. Valdez traffic.

HAZELWOOD: Yeah. Ah, it’s VALDEZ back. Ah, we’ve— ah, should be on your radar there— we’ve fetched up, ah, hard aground north of, ah, Good Island off Bligh Reef. And, ah, evidently, ah, leaking some oil, and, ah, we’re gonna be here for a while. And, ah, if you want, ah, so you’re notified. Over.

Thirty years ago today, the largest oil tanker spill in US history occurred here in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Nearly 11 million gallons of oil flowed into the once-pristine waters when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck Bligh Reef. The area is so remote that cleanup efforts were delayed, allowing 1,300 miles of shoreline to be contaminated. The US Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that among other casualties, more than 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, and 22 orcas were lost. The spill, while devastating, has provided a living laboratory as scientists study how the ecosystem recovers—and doesn’t. Some species and their habitat are still impacted by the spill. There is at least one highlight: Government agencies say the sea otter population here has fully recovered; however, the local subspecies as a whole remains endangered.

The Captain Went Down With The Ship....

Premise One: Eight years ago a drunk Joe Hazelwood piloted the Exxon Valdez into a reef.

Premise Two: Eight years ago Joe Hazelwood martyred himself out of pride. Resolution One: After much suffering and introspection, Joe Hazelwood has found peace.

Resolution Two: He's resolved absolutely nothing.

Full Article: https://www.outsideonline.com/1920631/captain-went-down-ship

#OilSpill #ExxonValdez #Alaska #Environment

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1   anonymous   2019 Mar 24, 3:45pm  

What Happened to the Ship Exxon Valdez After The Big Spill?

When the Exxon Valdez was delivered to Exxon on December 11, 1986, it was the largest vessel ever built on the west coast of the U.S. On July 30, 1989, four months after it ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and caused the then-largest oil spill in U.S. waters, the crippled Exxon Valdez entered dry dock at National Steel and Shipbuilding in San Diego—its original birthplace.

In March 2011, the ship was sold for scrap to a U.S.-based company called Global Marketing Systems (GMS). GMS in turn re-sold it to the Chinese-owned Best Oasis, Ltd., for $16 million.



Full Article: https://gcaptain.com/happened-ship-exxon-valdez-big-spill/
2   MrMagic   2019 Mar 24, 3:50pm  

Kakistocracy says
The Captain Went Down With The Ship....


Somehow, this just has to be Trump's fault, right?
3   kt1652   2019 Mar 24, 5:57pm  

No oil pipe suckers' fault.

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