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 11 ga Afrilu, 1989, rukunin da ke kula da tsabtace wurin ya ce a yi amfani da "Yaquina". An ɗora ta da man fetur da abinci na wata guda, da kayayyakin kayayyaki, da yadudduka dubu biyu na man fetur, da karin tufafi da sanyi da sanyi ga ma'aikatan, har ma da jirgin ruwa mai tsayi mai tsayi 34, kafin ya tashi daga Portland. Rashin yanayi a Gulf of Alaska ya tilasta masa ya ɗauki hanya mafi tsawo na Inside Passage, amma jirgin ya isa Prince William Sound a ranar 19 ga Afrilu, 1989.