Exxon Valdez
Exxon Valdez, also known as Oriental Nicety, Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean and Dong Fang Ocean, was a well-known oil tanker that became visible in a negative sense when it ran aground and spilled cargo into the sea.
This 301-metre-long and 51-metre-wide tanker entered service on 11 March 1986 and carried the cargo until 20 March 2012. After the crash, which happened on March 24, 1989, the tanker underwent extensive repairs, and was renamed Exxon Mediterranean, then SeaRiver Mediterranean.
technical parameters Exxon Valdez
| Name | Oriental Nicety, Exxon Valdez, Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, and Dong Fang Ocean |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California |
| Ordered | 1 August 1984 |
| Laid down | 24 July 1985 |
| Launched | 14 October 1986 |
| In service | 11 December 1986 – 20 March 2012 |
| Refit | 30 June 1989 |
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| Class and type | VLCC oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 214,861 DWT |
| Displacement | 240,291 long tons |
| Length | 987 ft (301 m) |
| Beam | 166 ft (51 m) |
| Draft | 64.5 ft (19.7 m) |
| Depth | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Propulsion | Eight-cylinder, reversible, slow-speed Sulzer marine diesel engine |
| Installed power | 31,650 bhp (23,600 kW) at 79 rpm |
| Speed | 16.25 knots (30.10 km/h; 18.70 mph) |
| Capacity | 1.48 million barrels (235,000 m³) of crude oil |
| Crew | 21 |
Exxon Valdez
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