Exxon Valdez oil spill
The "Exxon Valdez" oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, when "Exxon Valdez", an oil tanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company that was bound for Long Beach, California struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef, west of Tatitlek, Alaska at 12:04 a.m. and spilled (or 37,000 tonnes) of crude oil over the next few days. 