Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) on Netflix
The Exxon Valdez strikes a reef in Prince William Sound and crude oil pours onto Alaska's shoreline. State officials, fishermen and Exxon's Frank Iarossi clash over the cleanup.
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Plot summary
On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez strikes a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and releases more than 11 million gallons of crude oil, the worst spill of its time. The disaster sets Alaska state officials, the fishing industry and Exxon against one another. Exxon sends Frank Iarossi to oversee the cleanup. Dan Lawn, Larry Dietrick and Dennis Kelso work for the state, Rick Steiner and other fishermen are caught up in the damage, and Coast Guard Commander Steve McCall and a presidential delegation with Admiral Paul Yost and William K. Reilly take part. Containing the harm to Alaska's shoreline and economy runs into paperwork and competing interests.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
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- Screenwriter Michael Baker spent more than a year reading official reports and transcripts as research before writing the first draft of the film.
- The film dramatizes the real Exxon Valdez oil spill of March 24, 1989, when a tanker released nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil off the coast of Alaska.
