Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Valdez-cordova Census Area, Alaska, Joseph Hazelwood, Exxon Valdez, Exxon Shipping Co. V. Baker, Prince William Sound Book

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Valdez-cordova Census Area, Alaska, Joseph Hazelwood, Exxon Valdez, Exxon Shipping Co. V. Baker, Prince William Sound, Bligh Reef, Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Seattle Seven, Gregory Cousins. Excerpt: Map excerpt showing Bligh Reef and automated beacon. Bligh Reef , sometimes known as Bligh Island Reef , is a reef off the coast of Bligh Island in Prince William Sound , Alaska . This was the location of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill . After the incident, US Code 33 § 2733 mandated the operation of an automated navigation light to prevent future collisions with the reef. Bligh Reef is also where Alaska Steamship Company 's Olympia ran aground in 1910. Despite these efforts the tug Pathfinder ran aground on Bligh Reef on Dec 24, 2009, rupturing its tanks and spilling diesel fuel. Bligh Reef serves as a fishing ground for halibut and a harvesting area for shrimp . The nearest town is Tatitlek , which lies 7 miles to the northeast. The reef was named after William Bligh , of future Bounty fame, who served as Master aboard ship during James Cook 's third world voyage. Notes Coordinates : 60°50 26 N 146°52 48 W / 60.8405556°N 146.88°W / 60.8405556; -146.88 A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker item Case opinions item Majority: Souter, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas; Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part) item Concurrence: Scalia, joined by Thomas item Concur/dissent: Stevens item Concur/dissent: Ginsburg item Concur/dissent: Breyer item Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker , 554 U.S. _ _ _ (2008), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States . The Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that the punitive damages awarded to the victims of the Exxon Valdez oil...