In Photos: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 10:30
in Earth & Climate
The Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska on March 24, 1989, releasing nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. It was the worst oil spill in U.S. history until the 2011 Deepwater Horizon spill.