AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
4min chapter
Exxon in Crisis | The Accident | 1
Business Movers
ETA Naked Island 0 100 Over Roger
The Exxon Valdez had arrived in port in Alaska on the evening of March 22nd 1989. Captain Joe Hazelwood and his crew were given little time to recuperate after a rough passage from California. The tanker was scheduled to depart on their return journey fully loaded with oil less than 100 times its carrying capacity. It was company policy for captains to remain on bridge until the tanker cleared Prince William sound when heavy ice ahead blocked their planned course. In the moment captain Joe felt the best use of his time was to catch up on paperwork because as captain Joe always had too much to do Tanker crews worked on tight schedules.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode