A pod of sea lions swim through a slick of crude oil off the shore of Ingot Island, Alaska, on April 14, 1989, three weeks after the spill. The AtlanticA Red Necked Grebe, covered in oil, found on Knights Island, about 35 miles from the spill, on March 30, 1989. The bird was taken to the bird cleanup center in Valdez by photographers. AP PhotoAn oil skimming operation works in a heavy oil slick near Latouche Island on April 1, 1989.. The AtlanticCordova fisherman Tim Tirrell puts a dead sea otter into his boat after finding the oily animal on the beach of Johnson Bay in Prince William Sound, on April 14, 1989. The AtlanticCrews clean up an oil soaked beach on Naked Island on April 2, 1989. ReutersDead seabirds as a result of the oil spill. ntu.eduAn oil soaked sea bird rests in a towel in the animal rescue center on March 31, 1989. ReutersHigh winds on Prince William Sound push crude oil up into an inlet on Squire Island on April 10, 1989. The AtlanticMany seabirds, such as cormorants and murres, were killed by the spilled oil. The AtlanticOily rocks glisten in the sun on Green Island in Prince William Sound. This section of beach, earlier signed off as being environmentally stable by both Exxon and the Coast Guard, was re-oiled on July 4, 1989. Alaska Resources LibraryOne baby and five adult oil-soaked sea otters lie dead on Green Island beach on April 3, 1989. Getty ImagesThick crude oil washed up on the cobble beach of Evans Island sticks to the boots and pants of a local fisherman in Prince William Sound, on April 11, 1989. The AtlanticDennis Kelso, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, walks with members of the Oil Spill Task Force surrounded by piles of oily waste waiting to be burned, on July 4, 1989. Alaska Resources Library
