The Exxon Valdez ran aground on the Bligh Reef. The ships collision radar was broken and not turned on at the time (had it been on the ship would not have hit the reef). The ship was also outside normal shipping lanes to avoid icebergs that were thought to be in the area.
The ship was out of the shipping lanes and ran aground on Bligh's Reef in Prince William Sound. It did not sink and is still in service today as an ore carrier. The name of the Exxon Valdez was changed to SeaRiver Mediterranean.
It was later renamed "Oriental Nicety".
The ship was outside of the normal shipping lanes to avoid ice.
No, the Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker ship.
The Exxon Valdez launched 14 October 1986.
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Exxon Valdez.
After the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Exxon should have paid for all the cleanup and also provided preventative measures!
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Exxon Valdez The Exxon Valdez, Captain Hazelwood commanding.
The Exxon Valdez spill occurred in the state of Alaska. The incident occurred on March 24, 1989.
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The oil slick created buy the oil company Exxon . And ship was called Exxon Valdez, so Exxon oil company paid as well as cleared up the oil slick .
Prince William Sound where Bligh reef tangled with the Exxon Valdez.
After the Exxon Valdez disaster all tankers are required to have double hulls and backup systems.