The Good The Bad and The Pure Evil
Society & Culture:Documentary
Hello friends! Welcome to The Good, The Bad and The Pure Evil. On this episode I look at the Exxon Valdez Oil spill of 89. Happening March 23 1989, the Exxon Valdez was heading for Long Beach with 53 million gallons on oil onboard. From poor decisions and poor equipment the ship hit the Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, tearing open 8 hulls and pouring 11 million gallons of oil into the waters. Clean up began immediately but failed, Exxon would blame the captain, the state of Alaska even the Coast Guard. The fact remains all involved including Exxon were not prepared to handle a spill of this size, because of this long term and short term effects hamper the area, marine life and the residents and clean up crew.
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