Exxon Valdez accident site

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On March 24, 1989, The Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck Bligh Reef, spilling 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil. Much of the oil washed ashore on 1,300 miles of pristine Alaskan coastline in Prince William Sound.

www.bowdoin.edu/faculty/d/dpage/html/evos10yr.shtml
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
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Coordinates:   60°50'26"N   146°51'43"W

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  • the ship was repaired at Nassco in san diego..I happened to be on board when they examined the bearing from the drive shaft...I kept a piece of it...never saw stainless steel shatter before
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