The Exxon Valdez oil spill was an accident that killed wildlife in Alaska in 1989. It was the biggest oil disaster in the U.S until the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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It was a peaceful day in Prince William Sound and wildlife was flourishing.
The Exxon Valdez was carrying Oil and started to get off course, but nobody noticed
With nobody monitoring the ship, it ran right into a known reef and spewed many gallons of oil into the pristine environment
The oil spread across miles and miles of protected land and killed thousands of animals before people had a chance to save them.
The oil spill had a lasting impact on the land still to this day. It shows how major and long lasting the effects of a careless incident can be