Abstract
Outline details are given of how, in March 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez went aground on Bligh Reef in the Gulf of Alaska spilling about 4 x 104 m3 of crude oil. Contingency operations failed to come into action as swiftly as planned and the spill was not contained for 36 hours. The oil slick spread over a vast area of water and beaches threatening marine life in a fragile environment. Although great efforts were made to disperse the oil and to skim it off the surface, the bulk of the spillage was dealt with by natural processes. As a result of the spill, improvements in tanker design and better contingency plans in the event of a spill seem likely. The oil spill is an ideal topic for a student project, and details are given of background resources available.
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