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FILE PHOTO - 25 years after the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska the area is still suffering the effects of the disaster. In less than two months the oil had spread over 450 miles causing the immediate death of hundreds of thousands of animals including fish, seabirds, sea otters, river otters, seals, orcas and bald eagles. The initial cleanup took three years with a cost of 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, and a quarter century later oil remains in the area, still crippling fisheries and some species. PICTURED: Jul 21, 1990 - San Diego, California, U.S. - Exxon Valdez, the ship from the oil spill disaster, EVOS, is having it s hull repaired before being re-named the Exxon Mediterranean and being put back to sea. The tanker hit the Prince William Sound s Bligh Reef on March 24, 1989 and spilled 11 million U.S. gall - ZUMAc23_ 19900721_jes_c23_464 Copyright: xEarlxS.xCryerx
Mar 24, 2008 - Smith Island Beach, Alaska, USA - On March 24 1989 some 11 million gallons of crude oil leaked from the ruptured hull of the Exxon Valdez in to the Prince William Sound, Alaska. In less than two months the oil had spread over 450 miles. Thousands of fish as well as other animals died immediately, an estimated 250,000Ð500,000 seabirds, 2,800Ð5,000 sea otters, 12 river otters, 300 seals, 22 orcas and 250 bald eagles- the full impact will never be known. The initial cleanup took three years with a cost of US 2.1 billion dollars. As of today, no restitution has been made. The repaired Exxon Valdez was renamed the SeaRiver Mediterranean and, although banned from Alaskan waters, is still carrying oil around the world. PICTURED: May 15, 1989; Smith Island Beach, Alaska; A dead oil cobvered otter on the beach at Smith Island. - ZUMAg36_ 19890515_rnn_g36_604 Copyright: xAlxGrillox
Mar 24, 2008 - Valdez, Alaska, USA - On March 24 1989 some 11 million gallons of crude oil leaked from the ruptured hull of the Exxon Valdez in to the Prince William Sound, Alaska. In less than two months the oil had spread over 450 miles. Thousands of fish as well as other animals died immediately, an estimated 250,000 - 500,000 seabirds, 2,800 - 5,000 sea otters, 12 river otters, 300 seals, 22 orcas and 250 bald eagles- the full impact will never be known. The initial cleanup took three years with a cost of US 2.1 billion dollars. As of today, no restitution has been made. The repaired Exxon Valdez was renamed the SeaRiver Mediterranean and, although banned from Alaskan waters, is still carrying oil around the world. PICTURED: April 5th, 1989 - Oil covered Cormorant with rescue workers. - ZUMAb72_ 19890405_ats_b72_050 Copyright: xGaryxBraaschx
