Exxon Valdez Grounding & Oil Spill, 1989
General Information:
Chronology of Events: excerpted from the NRT Report, Appendix A.
Historical Narrative, by Ms.Nora Chidlow, Coast Guard Archivist
Historic Photo Gallery: Official Coast Guard Images of the Disaster & Cleanup
Finding Aid to the Exxon Valdez Archival Collection, Coast Guard Historian's Office
Reports & Position Papers, etc:
The National Response Team's 1989 Final Report to the President
"Changes in the United States Response Scheme After the EXXON VALDEZ Incident"; a paper by CAPT Harlan Henderson, Commanding Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard National Strike Force, 2001.
Testimony:
Admiral Paul A. Yost, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant & Federal On-Scene Commander :
- "Statement of Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr., on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill" to the Senate Subcommittee on Merchant Marine Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 10 May 1989.
- "Statement of Admiral Paul A. Yost Jr. on [Exxon Valdez] Oil Spill Clean Up Status," to the Senate Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 20 July 1989.
Vice Admiral Clyde E. Robbins, USCG, U. S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander & Federal On-Scene Commander:
- Statement of Vice Admiral Clyde E. Robbins [Regarding the Exxon Valdez Clean Up]" to the House Subcommittee on Water and Offshore Energy Committee on Interior, 8 May 1989.
- "Statement of Vice Admiral Clyde E. Robbins, Federal On-Scene Commander, Valdez, Alaska on Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup Activities" to the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 10 August 1989
Rear Admiral Joel D. Sipes, USCG, Chief, U. S. Coast Guard Office of Marine Safety, Security & Environmental Protection:
- "Statement of Rear Admiral Joel D. Sipes [on Oil Spill Cleanup Technology]" to the Committee on Space, Science and Technology Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment, 7 September 1989.
- "Statement of Rear Admiral Joel D. Sipes on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill" to the House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources, 22 March 1990.
Misc:
- GAO Report: "Testimony: Adequacy of Preparation and Response Related to Exxon Valdez Oil Spill; Statement for the Record by Victor S. Rezendes, Association Director, Transportation Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division" Before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 10 August 1989.
EXXON VALDEZ (FOR RELEASE)
Prince William Sound, AK (Mar. 24)--The Coast Guard Cutter Rush (WHEC 723) patrols the area of the grounded Exxon Valdez as it remains in place in Prince Williams Sound. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, March 24, 1989 spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil, which resulted in the largest oil spill in U.S. history. U.S. Coast Guard Photo (color slide).