<prompt> Ngo-March 24, 1989, kulokho okubhekwa njengokunye kokuchitheka kukawoyela okubi kakhulu emlandweni waseMelika, ithangi lika-Exxon, i-Exxon Valdez, laphonseka eBligh Reef, lachitheka  <response>: umthwalo wayo ongaphezu kwamalitha ayizigidi eziyishumi kawoyela ongahluziwe ePrince William Sound eAlaska futhi wabangela ukufa kwamakhulu ezinkulungwane zezinyoni zasolwandle nezilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle. Lo mkhumbi wawushayelwa ukaputeni owayenomlando wokugwetshwa ngokushayela ephuzile, futhi i-Exxon yayalelwa yijaji ukuba ikhokhe umonakalo wokujezisa ngo-5 billion. Lesi sahlulelo sagcina sehlisiwe, ngemva kokudluliswa kwamacala amaningi, safika ku-500 million kuphela ngo-2008. 