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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989. Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company bound for Long Beach, California struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef, 1.5 mi west of Tatitlek, Alaska at 12:04 a.m. and spilled 10.8 million US gallons of crude oil over the next few days.