A worker cleans up a heavily oiled area on Point Helen during clean up operations from the Exxon Valdez oil spill April 9, 1989 in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The Exxon Valdez spilled at least 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound on March 23, 1989.


A worker cleans up a heavily oiled area on Point Helen during clean up operations from the Exxon Valdez oil spill April 9, 1989 in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The Exxon Valdez spilled at least 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound on March 23, 1989.


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Location: Prince William Sound, Alaska
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