#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 03/24/2012 #2

The notorious Exxon Valdez tanker, responsible for one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history two decades ago, has been bought by an Indian company almost certainly to be scrapped for its steel and spare parts. Best Oasis Ltd. would not disclose the price or purpose of its purchase, but it buys old ships solely to dismantle them.

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#2 Click this link to see Blog page --> 03/24/2017

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 09/16/2021 #7

In 1994, a federal jury in Anchorage, Alaska, ordered Exxon Corp. to pay $5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (the U.S Supreme Court later reduced that amount to $507.5 million.) #ExxonValdez

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#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 03/24/2022 #10

In 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil. #ExxonValdez

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#5 Click this link to see Cartoons page --> 09/21/2023 #4

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