fanrgs wrote:
CA Traveler wrote:
The Valdez Oil Disaster should be remembered by all. For most of us it was a remove event.
In the early 1990's, I worked on several Superfund sites in Alaska. The environmental professionals who lived in Alaska at that time were primarily trained on the Exxon Valdez spill. But they looked at the spill a little differently. They called it the "Alaska Full-Employment Act" because it created more well-paid jobs for Alaskans than any act ever passed by the Alaska Legislature. And it was the biggest influx of money to Alaska since the completion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in the mid-1970's. So, there are two sides to every story.
Unfortunately that is the wrong side on the story. I would never trade the that disaster for any number of created jobs.
This was reported and I assume true: Captain Hazlewood set the course, had to much to drink and was not on the bridge. The second in command was not qualified in coastal waters ie inside Bligh Reef and the lookout twice reported the pending problem which was ignored.
Sorry fanrgs, I like your geology reports etc but disagree with your post.
JMHO
We all saw lots of pressure washing on the beach right into Prince William Sound and the Sea of Alaska. The long term effects of this disaster are still unknown.
