Exxon Valdez master cleared

Title

Exxon Valdez master cleared

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

26 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:08

Description

Report on Exxon Valdez master Joseph Hazelwood being cleared of all serious charges in connection with the tanker’s oil spill and how the US Coast Guard failed to process blood samples properly. Includes comment from Hazelwood’s lawyer, Michael Challos; Commander Chris Desmond, US Coast Guard; Mike Matz(?), the Sierra Club environmental group. Paul Woodley reports.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Michael Challos; Chris Desmond; Mike Matz(?)

Keywords

USA; Pollution; Legal procedure; Seaborne disasters; Ships; Petroleum industry; Alaska; Oil pollution; Marine pollution; Coastguard services; Blood testing; Exxon Valdez; Ship masters; Joseph Hazelwood; US Coast Guard

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.