1. Oil Spills
... at least two miles to stop. Knowing all of this information Captain Hazelwood decided to cut it close by trying to turn the tanker in the narrow space between the ice and the reef. (Schoowe, 11). With all of this known, the captain did three strange things. He ordered the helmsman to put the ship on automatic pilot, he ordered the ... refugees on the Gulf of Alaska. Exxon officials agreed to keep working on the untreated beaches until September 15, 1989. They would have to stop after that because of winter storms that would make the work impossible. When September 15 came, only about 70...
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- Grade Level: High School
