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making sure there isnt alot of oil in the tank

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The Exxon-Valdez was a tanker accident. A tanker spill can't be stopped. It was impossible to contain the spill.

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Q: How could have the Exxon Valdez been prevented?
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What is the cause of Exxon Valdez oil spill?

the ship hit a reef The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill was a comedy of errors. These errors include a captain who had been drinking, and leaving a man in charge who was unqualified, and the man in Valdez who should have been watching the radar was'nt there not because he was smoking marijuana ( Its not written anywere in the court references) Because of the above, the ship ran aground on Bligh Reef.


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