Bail set on master of Alaskan oil slick tanker

Title

Bail set on master of Alaskan oil slick tanker

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:52

Description

Paul Woodley reports from Long Island, New York, on the half a million-dollar bail - subsequently reduced to 25,000 dollars - set on Captain Joe Hazelwood, master of the oil tanker, Exxon Valdez which ran aground off the Alaskan coast. Hazelwood’s lawyer, Tom Russo, responds. Clip also includes brief comments by judges Thomas Stark and Kenneth Rohl, the latter comparing the environmental damage done to the bombing of Hiroshima.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Tom Russo; Kenneth Rohl; Thomas Stark

Keywords

Legal procedure; Environment; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Alaska; Oil pollution; Manmade disasters; Joe Hazelwood; Exxon Valdez; Ship masters

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