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June 11, 2010 05:37 PM

Out of the past: the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez

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Workers train their hoses on oiled rocks at McPherson Bay on Naked Island as a perforated hose jets water in the foreground April 21, 1989. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
Workers train their hoses on oiled rocks at McPherson Bay on Naked Island as a perforated hose jets water in the foreground April 21, 1989. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
Exxon Valdez oil spill workers recover and clean birds soiled by crude oil spilled when the tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound in March 1989. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
Exxon Valdez oil spill workers recover and clean birds soiled by crude oil spilled when the tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound in March 1989. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
Oil spills from the crippled tanker Exxon Valdez the morning of March 24, 1989, after the vessel ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
Oil spills from the crippled tanker Exxon Valdez the morning of March 24, 1989, after the vessel ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
A common loon sits in a capture net on Green Island in Prince William Sound, on April 4, 1989, after the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
A common loon sits in a capture net on Green Island in Prince William Sound, on April 4, 1989, after the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
Exxon Valdez oil spill workers recover and clean birds soiled by crude oil spilled when the tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound in March 1989. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
Exxon Valdez oil spill workers recover and clean birds soiled by crude oil spilled when the tanker ran aground in Prince William Sound in March 1989. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
A Veco worker uses low-pressure hot water on an oil-soaked beach at Eleanor Island Sunday, April 16, 1989. Officials demonstrated several cleanup methods there. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
A Veco worker uses low-pressure hot water on an oil-soaked beach at Eleanor Island Sunday, April 16, 1989. Officials demonstrated several cleanup methods there. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
Edward Jones of Valdez wipes oil off of the rocks on the shoreline of Cabin Bay on Naked Island in Prince William Sound, on April 13, 1989, after the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
Edward Jones of Valdez wipes oil off of the rocks on the shoreline of Cabin Bay on Naked Island in Prince William Sound, on April 13, 1989, after the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
Boom surrounds the Exxon Valdez at its new temporary home just off Naked Island April 7, 1989. The ship is undergoing preliminary repairs there.  (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
Boom surrounds the Exxon Valdez at its new temporary home just off Naked Island April 7, 1989. The ship is undergoing preliminary repairs there. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
A scum of oil fills a bay on Knight Island March 29, 1989.  (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)
A scum of oil fills a bay on Knight Island March 29, 1989. (Erik Hill/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) MCT
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