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The oil tanker Exxon Valdez carried enough crude oil to fill 125 Olympic-sized swimming pools. In March 1989, it collided into underwater rocks. By morning the blue ocean had turned black, and the air was thick with the stench of oil. Within a day, dead fish littered the shore. Sea otters feebly tried to lick their filthy fur clean. The Exxon Valdez disaster had just begun. A gripping read on a tragic disaster, Highlights the dangers of environmental pollution, Includes timelines and firsthand accounts, Suggests further reading and ideas for research. Book jacket.Townsend, John is the author of 'Exxon Valdez 1989 An Oil Taker Runs Aground', published 2006 under ISBN 9781410922809 and ISBN 1410922804.
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