Repaired 'Exxon Valdez' Still Carries Oil Cargo

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I did not know that:

The repaired Exxon Valdez was renamed the SeaRiver Mediterranean, and, although it is banned from Alaskan waters, the tanker still carries oil around the world.

and

Today, oil remains a few inches below the surface on many of Alaska’s beaches.

And other interesting tidbits in:

12 Largest Oil Spills in History *link below

excerpt:

#4. Kolva River Oil Spill
When: Aug. 6, 1983
Where: Kolva River, Russia
Amount spilled: 84 million gallons

A poorly maintained pipeline caused this massive oil spill. The pipeline had been leaking for eight months, but a dike contained the oil until sudden cold weather caused the dike to collapse. Millions of gallons of accumulated oil were released that spread across 170 acres of streams, fragile bogs and marshland.


#5. Nowruz Oil Field Spill
When: Feb. 10, 1983
Where: Persian Gulf, Iran
Amount spilled: 80 million gallons

The oil spill was the result of a tanker collision with an oil platform. The weakened platform was closed, and it collapsed upon impact, spewing oil into the Persian Gulf. The ongoing war between Iran and Iraq prevented the leak from being capped quickly.

(* see link below for all top 12, and for the all-time worst top 3)

Although the British Petroleum Oil Disaster has now taken the top spot of America's Worst Oil Spills, it has some ways to go to take the top spot on the Globe's Worst - but my guess is that they are quickly coming up on that when accurate numbers of oil barrels/gallons released into the environment are estimated by actual scientists instead of PR associates of BP.



* Link: Mother Nature Network article: (an interesting website in general too...)
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/the-12-largest-oil-spills-in-history-0

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1. I think they should have seized it, cleared it and turned it into a reef to help build back the sea

let's start seizing assets when they are involved in a spill and putting them to use in solving the problem, instead of letting them drive away to do more damage

[name not needed]

2. It's actually called the Dong Fang Ocean now.

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3. u r correct! thanks for the update

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez

I'm guessing that British Petroleum will be changing its name to 'something else' very soon - because that is how people like to erase the sordid histories of their past, attempting to wipe all bad things out - hmmm...

Ally Bank (formerly GMAC banking)
http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2010/05/04/gmac-changes-name-to-ally-financial/

John Mark Karr of JonBenet Ramsey case (now Alexis Valoran Reich)
http://www.robinsax.com/media.html#CURRENT

Right Wing GOP (now Tea Baggers).
http://www.alternet.org/story/132440/the_hilarious_hypocrisy_of_the_gop's_so-called_'tea_bag_revolution'/


Guess a rose by any other name...

[HopeHoops]

4. Yeah, and they didn't put a 2nd hull on it when it was in dry dock!!!

Bastards.

[niyad]

5. I watched it being repaired in San Diego, leaking into the bay-- leaking as it sailed out--

probably still leaking.