EXXON VALDEZ

'Career'
Ordered:	?
Laid down:	29 July 1985
Launched:	14 October 1986 San Diego
Delivered:	11 December 1986
Fate:	In service, Middle East / Far East trade
Laid Up:	September 2002
'General Characteristics'
Displacement:	211,469 tons (214,862 metric tons)
Gross Registered Tonnage:	110,831 tons
Length:	301 m (987 ft)
Beam:	51 m (166 ft)
Draft:	20 m (64.5 ft)
Speed:	16.25 knots (30 km/h)
Complement:	210 crew
Cargo Capacity:	1.48 million barrels (235,000 m³) of crude oil
IMO Number:	8114120
Call Sign:	V7HS3
P&I Insurer:	Britannia Steamship Insurance Association Ltd.
Registered Owner:	SeaRiver Maritime Inc.
Ship Manager:	International Marine Transportation Ltd.

'''Exxon Valdez''' was the original name (later '''Sea River Mediterranean''' and eventually '''Mediterranean''') of an oil tanker owned by the former Exxon Corporation. It gained widespread infamy after the March 24 1989 oil spill in which the tanker, captained by Joseph Hazelwood, hit Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil. This has been recorded as one of the largest spills in U.S. history.
The vessel had an all steel construction, built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego. A relatively new tanker at the time of the spill, it was delivered to Exxon in December 1986. The tanker was 300 m long, 50 m wide, and 27 m in depth (987 ft by 166 ft by 88 ft), weighing 30,000 tons empty and powered by a 31,650 shp (23.60 MW) diesel engine. The ship could transport a maximum of 1.48 million barrels (200,000 t) at a sustained speed of 16.25 knots (30 km/h) and was employed to transport crude oil from the Alyeska consortium's pipeline terminal in Valdez, Alaska, to the lower 48 states of the United States. The vessel was carrying about 1.26 million barrels, or about 53 million gallons, when it struck the reef. The accident could have been contained, but the captain only reported it as a minor accident.
After the spill, the ''Exxon Valdez'' was towed to San Diego, arriving on July 10 and repairs began onboard on June 30, 1989. Approximately 1,600 tons of steel were removed and replaced in the month of July 1989, the tanker left harbor after $30 million of repairs.
After being repaired, the Valdez was renamed the "Sea River Mediterranean," later shortened to "S/R Mediterranean," then to simply "Mediterranean" and sailed under the Marshall Island flag. Although Exxon tried to return the ship to its Alaskan fleet, it was prohibited by law from entering Prince William Sound.

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Exxon Valdez in popular culture (other than oil spill)

Exxon Valdez in popular culture (other than oil spill)

In the last scenes of the movie ''Waterworld'' when Kevin Costner sinks the pirate's large ship just before it disappears you can see stern of the ship 'Exxon Valdez'. Also the inhabitors of this ship in the movie (called the smokers) worship a man called St Joe after the ship's captain.
Legendary Australian superrockers Midnight Oil staged a Manhattan concert in front of Exxon headquarters with Greenpeace.