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Joseph Hazelwood, Exxon Valdez Captain in 1989 Oil Spill, Dead at 75

R.I.P.

After the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989, pumping more than 10 million gallons of oil into Alaskan waters, Hazelwood became the face of the disaster.

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