Exxon Valdez court case

Title

Exxon Valdez court case

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

29 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:10

Description

Paul Woodley reports on the upcoming trial of the Exxon Valdez tanker captain Joseph Hazelwood for causing the massive oil spill in Alaska and on the continuing cleanup operation. Includes comment from lawyer Dick Matheson; Congressman George Miller; Exxon Vice-President Edward de Corcia; coastguard Scott Feyer.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; George Miller; Dick Matheson; Edward de Corcia; Scott Feyer

Keywords

USA; Oil; Trials; Seaborne disasters; Alaska; Oil pollution; Marine pollution; Exxon; Exxon Valdez; Ship masters; Joseph Hazelwood

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