The oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, spilling 11 million gallons of oil. The spill's ecologically sensitive location, time of year, and large scale resulted in one of the worst environmental disasters in US history.
Unfortunately, the Third Mate failed to properly maneuver the vessel, and the vessel left the shipping lane, colliding with the reef, owing to broken radar. In fact, the radar had been out of commission for over a year prior to the oil spill.
The Exxon Valdez was the worst oil spill in US waters, Until the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010
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