Exxon Oil Spill
On March 24, 1989, between 260,000 and 750,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled into the ocean after the Exxon Valdez oil tanker crashed into Bligh reef. Researchers have dubbed the event one of the most destructive manmade disasters in history. Hundreds of thousands of animals died, including seabirds, otters, seals, bald eagles, orcas, and fish.