1. Oil Spills
... , came on board after having drinks with a friend at the port. Once the ship was filled they wasted no time and began their journey to the refineries in Long Beach, California after dark on the evening of March 23, 1989. When the captain boarded the ship, he knew many things about the ship ... made a bad decision and tried to use the ship's engines to force the tanker forward across the reef. This only caused the rocks to dive deeper into the hull and to release even more oil. At this, Captain Hazelwood immediately called the Coast Guard. (Blashfield, 18). The Coast Guard then notified ....
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