Cika wannan jumla: A ranar 24 ga Maris, 1989
"Exxon Valdez" ya yi ruwa a Prince William Sound, Alaska yana haifar da daya daga cikin manyan man fetur a tarihin Amurka. A ranar 13 ga Afrilu, 1989 an umurci "Essayons" zuwa Astoria, Oregon don shirya don taimakawa wajen amsawa. A can ta dauki man fetur da kayayyaki, man fetur, karamin jirgin ruwa mai man fetur da kuma ma'aikata don gudanar da shi, famfo, hoses, man fetur da ke dauke da man fetur, man fetur, sunadarai, da kayan aikin wuta. Ta bar Astoria a ranar 17 ga Afrilu, 1989 kuma ta isa Prince William Sound a ranar 21 ga Afrilu, 1989.