Valdez alaska oil spill. Thousands of gallons of oily water have been recovered from the harbor at the end of the trans alaska pipeline. Photo 2020 valdez marine terminal admin sump incident crews responding to an oil spill at the end of the trans alaska pipeline have recovered more than 33000 gallons of a mix of oil and water. A sump uphill from the valdez marine terminal small boat harbor is the source of an oil spill first reported on sunday according to the unified command responding to the spill.
Delayed efforts to contain the spill and naturally strong winds and waves dispersed nearly 11000000 gallons 41640 kilolitres of north slope crude oil across the sound. Officials say that aerial surveys show that the spill is contained as of 10 am. On march 24 1989 the exxon valdez tanker was sailing along the coast of the prince william sound in alaska on its way to long beach california.
Anchorage alaska reuters clean up crews were working to contain an oil spill at the trans alaska pipeline systems taps valdez marine terminal officials said on wednesday but the volume. Exxon valdez oil spill massive oil spill that occurred on march 24 1989 in prince william sound an inlet in the gulf of alaska alaska us. The wreck of the exxon valdez final report alaska oil spill commission published february 1990 by the state of alaska the following is a reprint of the text from pages 5 14.
The exxon valdez oil spill occurred in prince william sound alaska march 24 1989 when exxon valdez an oil tanker owned by exxon shipping company bound for long beach california struck prince william sounds bligh reef 15 mi 24 km west of tatitlek alaska at 1204 am. The night of the exxon valdez oil spill erik hillanchorage daily newsmct the exxon valdez is re floated and towed away by a small ship from bligh reef. The exxon valdez oil spill was a manmade disaster that occurred when exxon valdez an oil tanker owned by the exxon shipping company spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into alaskas prince.