The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989.It spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil. The captain was confirmed to be asleep when the ship crashed in Prince William Sound's reef. Then they were investigating and found out that he might of been drunk. There were alot of procedures that was not followed. There was many animals that was harmed in this oil spill. The clean uo cost was $287 million for actual damages and $5 billion for punitive damages.