March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez spill is world's worst oil pollution accident

BT.comMarch 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez spill is world's worst oil pollution accidentBT.comOne of the greatest environmental disasters of modern times occurred on this day in 1989, when the US supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound in Alaska, spilling at least 11 million gallons of oil into the ocean. As the ...