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Exxon in Crisis | The Accident | 1

Business Movers

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The Exxon Valdez Runs Aground on the Blye Reef

Oil tanker Exxon Valdez has run aground on the rocks of Blye Reef. Captain Joe Hazelwood orders a complete stop as he tries to establish condition of his ship and its 50 million gallons of crude oil. The Coast Guard immediately closed the port of Valdez, and informed the oil pipeline operator Aliesca of the accident. Oil was still bubbling out of the tanker's holes when the first Coast Guard boat arrived.

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