1. ON THIS DAY Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Thursday March 24th, 1989
Alexis Magali Santana Rojo
&
Blanca Alicia Lepe Hermandez
English Level 3A

2. Exxon Valdez is spilling an estimated of 11 million gallons of oil into the waters of Prince William Sound.

3. Attempts to contain the massive spill are being unsuccessful.

4.
Hundreds of thousands of birds and animals are being adversely affected by the environmental disaster, revealing that Joseph Hazelwood, the captain of the Valdez, was drinking at the time of the accident and allowed an uncertified officer to steer the massive vessel.

5. Source: http://faculty.buffalostate.edu/smithrd/PR/Exxon.htm
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