1989 Traveling outside normal shipping lanes in an attempt to avoid ice the Exxon Valdez, en route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska spilling 10.9 million gallons of its 53 million gallon cargo. The cleanup lasted over 3 years and cost Exxon over 2.2 billion dollars, plus damages.1989 Traveling outside normal shipping lanes in an attempt to avoid ice the Exxon Valdez, en route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska spilling 10.9 million gallons of its 53 million gallon cargo. The cleanup lasted over 3 years and cost Exxon over 2.2 billion dollars, plus damages.
1989 Traveling outside normal shipping lanes in an attempt to avoid ice the Exxon Valdez, en route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska spilling 10.9 million gallons of its 53 million gallon cargo. The cleanup lasted over 3 years and cost Exxon over 2.2 billion dollars, plus damages.