Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Oriental Nicety, oo horey loogu yaqaanay Exxon Valdez, Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, iyo Dong Fang Ocean, waxay ahayd markab shidaal oo caan ku noqday ka dib markii uu ku dhacay Prince William Sound isagoo ku daadiyay xamuulkiisa saliida ceyriinka ah badda. Bishii Maarso 24, 1989, markabka waxaa iska lahaa shirkaddii hore ee Exxon Shipping Company, waxaana kabtan ka ahaa Joseph Hazelwood iyo First Mate James Kunkel oo ku sii jeeday Long Beach, California, markabku wuxuu ku dhacay Bligh Reef taasoo keentay in
Taariikhda Mareykanka waa dhulkii labaad ee ugu cuslaa ee shidaal ka daata. cabirka daadku waxa lagu qiyaasay 257,000 ilaa 750,000 oo fuusto. Sanadkii 1989, shidaalkii "Exxon Valdez" wuxuu ahaa kii 54-aad ee ugu badnaa taariikhda.