24th March 1989: Start of the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster in Alaska’s Prince William Sound

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Exxon Valdez had only recently departed the Valdez Marine Terminal when the captain, Joseph Hazelwood, left Third Mate Gregory Cousins in charge of steering the vessel while he retired to his ...