Exxon Valdez disaster
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The Exxon Valdez disaster was a shipping accident which happened in Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States, on March 24, 1989. The oil tanker Exxon Valdez had left the shipping lanes because of icebergs. The captain was under the effects of alcohol. He went for a lie down and left someone else in charge of the ship. The ship never returned to the shipping lane and hit Bligh Reef at around 12:04 AM. The ship carried 53,094,510 U.S. gallons (44,210,430 imp gal/200,984,600 L) of oil. 10.8 million U.S. gallons (9.0 million imp gal/41 million L) were spilled into the Prince William Sound. company policys: Accordingly, the Company’s policy is to:
comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations and apply responsible standards where laws and regulations do not exist;
encourage concern and respect for the environment, emphasise every employee’s responsibility in environmental performance, and foster appropriate operating practices and training; wok with government and industry groups to foster timely development of effective environmental laws and regulations based on sound science and considering risks, costs, and benefits, including effects on energy and product supply;
manage its business with the goal of preventing incidents and of controlling emissions and wastes to below harmful levels; design, operate, and maintain facilities to this end;
respond quickly and effectively to incidents resulting from its operations, in co-operation with industry organisations and authorised government agencies;
conduct and support research to improve understanding of the impact of its business on the environment, to improve methods of environmental protection, and to enhance its capability to make operations and products compatible with the environment;
communicate with the public on environmental matters and share its experience with others to facilitate improvements in industry performance;
undertake appropriate reviews and evaluations of its operations to measure progress and to foster compliance with this policy.
This disaster badly damaged the ecosystems of the area. An estimated 21300 fish died after being poisoned by the crude oil. The birds that ate the fish got sick, and so on and so forth.
