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Flashback in maritime history: EXXON VALDEZ oil spill 24 Mar 1989 (video)

ports_congestion UTC: 2026-03-28 20:30:47

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 24 March 1989, the single-hull tanker EXXON VALDEZ was departing the Port of Valdez, Alaska with a full load of North Slope crude oil (approximately 1.26 million barrels) destined for Long Beach when it grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound...

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