Oil and water: The wreck of Exxon Valdez (2014)

Having worked on freighters and navigated around the globe I can tell you that during a passage through a canal or indeed a shipping lane like that one, no matter how many times you' ve done it, you need to be on top of your game and the captain must be present at all time, awake and sober, complacency leads to disaster, he's got zero excuses...

I remember this and lived up in Anchorage,Alaska when it happened when i was just a kid. I was born and rased in Anchorage,Alaska for 17 years. Anyway,The captain,Joseph Hazelwood of the Valdez was sentenced to work at Brother Francis/Bean's cafe,a homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Anchorage as punishment for this disaster and he was fined $50,000. They let him off super easy,IMO. This was one of the worst ecological disaster in history. Even 35 years later,they are cleaning it up. He died about 2 years ago on July,21st,2022 from both C's. Cancer and Covid-19.

I'm so glad this video is still available. This was such a devastating event for the marine ecosystem and for people. 35 years ago.

The oil not only effected Alaska it went all the way down the Western Seaboard all the way down passed California

Where is bassem Youssef interview????

The worst part is the animals suffering

Humans are their own worst enemies. Greed and Avarice are surely not helping.

He got let off way too easy, his decision-making basically murdered all those poor animals an impacted countless people vary significantly. His fine was a joke along with the community service.

I remember when this happened well. Although the captain may have not been significantly impaired, alcohol does make you relaxed and tired. He might have stayed on the bridge had he not had those drinks. Realistically though, if he was still over the limit 10 hours after the incident and he hadn't had any more to drink, he must have been WAY over the limit during the crash.

Thank you

Prior to the Exxon Valdez, I was employed with Exxon Marie Dept . I was on the Exxon Huston that came to relieve some of the oil that was still contained in the Valdez Valdez

It made me sick at the time, and still does. And Exxon are still making record profits. The world of big business today.

And yet we still haven't learnt a bloody thing from it🤔

After 25 years, still denying he's an ALCOHOLIC 😡🤮😡🤮😡🤮😡🤮😡😡🤮

Alcohol tests 10 hours after the accident!!!?? What would the level have been immediately after the accident?

I remember after this happened, my parents switched to Dawn dish detergent. They were using it to clean all the wildlife. I grew up on Long Island along with Hazelwood. It was big news and gossip around that time.

I don’t believe the captain right from the get go, he’s talking about how he went to the bridge and immediately puked in the toilet because he felt like he was kicked in the stomach? I don’t believe that actually happened and he added that in to get sympathy and to try and make himself look better. Or it was from drinking. Either way I would want to hear about a captain who came up and immediately took control and was decisive and knew what to do, a competent captain. He just makes himself look like he didn’t know what he was doing and wasent trained well enough..

He was the captain it was his fault. The captain is in charge of his crew and ship. No one else he failed then exon failed then the state of Alaska failed in the cleanup. If you allow mining pumping or any risky ventures it is the state’s responsibility to address any problem caused by that venture not with tax dollars but with resources extracted from the venture in a bond to execute cleanup and economic damages.

Crazy

He was not the only guilty one, his crew and employers must have known he was a drunk.