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Which tanker was the cause of a massive oil spill in Alaska in 1989?
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∙ 13y ago
The Exxon Valdez
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How can oil spills happen?
Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down, the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again, they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil.
Was the Exxon Valdez oil spill caused by the 1964 Alaska earthquake?
The Exxon Valdez is a tanker that ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1989. The accident caused the spill of hundreds of thousands of barrel of crude oil. The accident is in no way related to the 1964 earthquake.
How was the Exxon oil spill stopped?
The tanker ran out of oil.
What is an oil spill of a tanker an example of?
point source pollution
How do you get oil spill in the ocean?
It could spill out of a tanker (Exxon Valdez), it could be from a wrecked oil derrick (BP Gulf Oil Spill).
What oil tanker did the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?
The Mega Borg tanker spilled oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 1990.
How could have the Exxon Valdez been prevented?
making sure there isnt alot of oil in the tank
What causes an oil spill?
where an oil tanker collides with another ship at sea... i think
What industries were wiped out from the Exxon oil spill?
I don't believe that ANY industries were wiped out due to the spill from the oil tanker Exxon Valdez. Perhaps someone from Alaska might be better equipped to answer your question. It was certainly messy and required a lot of clean-up but it mainly occurred near shore and in a harbor area.
An oil spill from a tanker is an example of?
Gross negligence, among other things.
A damage oil tanker spill 34 700 000 gallons of crude oil over four days on the average about how many gallons did the tanker spill each day?
This is a simple problem. Just take 34,700,000 and divide by 4 to get the answer, 8,675,000 gallons.
Was the oil spill in Alaska bigger or smaller than the bp gulf spill?
it was smaller
