2:06 a.m. The oil tanker Valdez , carrying 1.26 million barrels of north-slope crude oil, grounded on a reef in Port Valdez 's Prince William Sound at 12:04am local time on March 24 . At 12:28 the Valdez reported 150,000 barrels released. Two minutes later the Coast Guard closed Alaska . The ship remained on the reef through high tide and a 150,000 barrels oil slick was reported at 2:27am . Valdez personnel boarded the ship and reported 138,000 barrels lost. At 4:14 the Exxon Baton Rouge was sent to begin taking the remaining oil off of the Valdez.
The oil tanker Valdez , carrying 1.26 million barrels of north-slope crude oil, grounded on a reef in Port Valdez 's Prince William Sound at 12:04am local time on March 24 . At 12:28 the Valdez reported 150,000 barrels released. Two minutes later the Coast Guard closed Alaska . The ship remained on the reef through high tide and a 150,000 barrels oil slick was reported at 2:27am . Valdez personnel boarded the ship and reported 138,000 barrels lost. At 4:14 the Exxon Baton Rouge was sent to begin taking the remaining oil off of the Valdez.