Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - 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, markabkii waxaa lahaa shirkadii hore ee Exxon Shipping Company, waxaana hogaaminayay Joseph Hazelwood iyo First Mate James Kunkel oo ku sii jeeday Long Beach, California, markabku wuxuu ku dhacay Bligh Reef taasoo keentay daadinta saliida labaad ee ugu weyn
Taariikhda mareykanka 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.