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On March 23, 1989 at 9:12PM the Exxon Valdez oil tanker left the Alyeska Pipeline to cross Prince William Sound. Carrying approximately 53 million gallons of crude oil. Destination? Long Beach, California. Only three hours later, just after mid-night on the 24th of March, the Exxon Valdez collided with Bligh Reef; regurgitating 10.8 MILLION gallons of destructive oil into the sound. This was no "just slap on the wrist" spill; this still, to this day, remains one of thee most epic spills ever. This spill caused extreme catastrophies: it was not a small vincity what so ever, it slaughtered the ecosystem and its inhabitants, and the effect is heart-throbbing.

- The amount of oil spilled could fill 125 Olympic-sized swimming pools. - 1,300 miles of coastline were hit by the oil spill. - The spill caused over $300 million of economic harm to more than 32 thousand people whose livelihoods depended on commercial fishing. - There was a loss of 9,400 visitors and $5.5 million in state spending.