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VALDEZ, Alaska--The captain of the Exxon Valdez surrendered to police yesterday, and salvage crews freed the tanker from the reef that ripped its hull and spilled more than 10 million gallons of crude...
...Government study concluded, however, that if foreign supplies were cut off oil prices would quickly skyrocket, inevitably sending the economy into a tailspin. Because production takes years to gear up, the U.S. petroleum industry could not fully make up the slack of the lost imports. Says John Boatwright, Exxon's chief domestic economist: "It's not a garden hose you can turn...
...25th anniversary of another disaster: the great Alaska earthquake of 1964, which sent a towering tidal wave smashing into Valdez, killing 131 people. After taking on 1.2 million bbl. of crude at the Valdez terminal, the southern end of the 800-mile Trans- Alaska Pipeline, the 987-ft. tanker Exxon Valdez headed out through Prince William Sound. Maneuvering to avoid icebergs, the tanker rammed into an ; underwater shoal called Bligh Reef. The vessel's side split open and thick North Slope crude spewed into one of the most pristine bodies of water...
...Exxon Valdez ran aground is a mystery. The accident occurred in extremely calm waters, and the captain, Joe Hazlewood, had been plying the area for a dozen years. Frank Iarossi, president of Exxon Shipping Co., said the tanker was a mile off course even though its navigational systems were working. Dan Lawn, spokesman for the Alaska department of environmental conservation, said the captain's effort to steer the Exxon Valdez back into the narrow shipping lane was like "trying to park a Cadillac in a Volkswagen spot...
Emergency crews placed booms in the sound to contain the spill, and the Coast Guard dropped chemicals in an attempt to break up the slick. But local officials criticized Exxon and pipeline officials for responding slowly. Doug Griffin, city manager of Valdez, said the first teams to arrive waited for a leader to show up and take charge...