Tuesday, the Exxon Valdez crew finished pumping the remaining crude oil out of the tanker and will attempt to pump air into the hold and refloat the vessel at high tide Wednesday afternoon. The Coast Guard said it would be able to recover about half of the spilled oil, which is estimated to have a value of more than $900 million. Exxon is looking for a dry dock for the final repairs. the Alaska Republican said. Thick oil now covers more than 1,640 square miles of water and 800 miles of beach. The annual herring season has been cancelled and the sablefish and shrimp fisheries closed. Efforts are underway to protect the salmon hatchery. The captain, Joseph Hazelwood, is in New York and reportedly ready to surrender.
Tuesday, the Exxon Valdez crew finished pumping the remaining crude oil out of the tanker and will attempt to pump air into the hold and refloat the vessel at high tide Wednesday afternoon. The Coast Guard said it would be able to recover about half of the spilled oil, which is estimated to have a value of more than $900 million. Exxon is looking for a dry dock for the final repairs. Thick oil now covers more than 1,640 square miles of water and 800 miles of beach. The annual herring season has been cancelled and the sablefish and shrimp fisheries closed. Efforts are underway to protect the salmon hatchery. The captain, Joseph Hazelwood, is in New York and reportedly ready to surrender.