INTRODUCTION On March 24, 1989 at 4 minutes past midnight, the oil tanker ExxonValdez struck a reef in Alaska's breath-taking Prince William Sound. Instantaneously, the quiet waters of the sound became a sea of black. "We've fetched up - ah - hard aground north of Goose Island off Bligh Reef, and - ah - evidently leaking some oil," Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the ship, radioed the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office back in Valdez. That "some oil" turned …
showed first 75 words of 1598 total

showed last 75 words of 1598 total
…Davidson, Art. 1990. In the Wake of the Exxon Valdez. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books. Economist 1999. Stains That Remain. Economist 350:35. Fine, Doug 1999. Exxon Valdez: An Anniversary to Celebrate?. Sports Afield 221:12. Holloway, Marguerite 1999. Oil In Water. Scientific American 280:38. Keeble, John. 1991. Out of the Channel. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publisher. Knickerbocker, Brad. 1999. Preventing Another Monster Oil Slick. Christian Science Monitor 91:13. Knickerbocker, Brad. 1999. The Big Spill. Christian Science Monitor 91:1. Time for Kids 1999. After the Spill. Time for Kids 4:4.