Exxon Valdez
The Exxon Valdez oil spill happened on March 24, 1989. Although the story is still unclear on how the ship had gotten into this huge accident, it was very clear on what damage this accident had caused. The Exxon Valdez encountered iceburgs in the shipping lanes and the captain them advised another man to take over the steering of the ship that wasnt a licensed captain. The captain, when found, was intoxicated and had a significant amount …
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…affected by the oil spill is doing much better and the species that were in danger are now somewhat recovered. Out of 23 species only 2 were declared recovered, so as you can see the environment is still going through some recovery. It may take a few years more for the beach to be back to its normal state, but this was a lesson well learned and society should see to it that this could be prevented.
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