Seven fish-processing companies based in (*) Seattle filed a lawsuit in the aftermath of this event and were awarded a secret settlement totalling around 70 million dollars.
A University of North Carolina study by David Williamson performed 15 years after this event found that its negative effects lingered far longer than was expected. In one of his last bombings, Ted Kaczynski targeted Young &amp; Rubicam executive Thomas Mosser for his role in "manipulating people's attitudes" about this event. Investigative journalist Gregory Palast claimed that this event was caused by the shortcomings of the RAYCAS radar system. Seven fish-processing companies based in (*) Seattle filed a lawsuit in the aftermath of this event and were awarded a secret settlement totalling around 70 million dollars. Knight Island was heavily damaged by this event, which was caused by a vessel carrying cargo from Prudhoe Bay. Joseph Hazelwood was reportedly drunk when his ship struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, triggering this event, which was only surpassed in volume by 2010's Deepwater Horizon disaster. For 10 points, name this 1989 environmental disaster caused by an oil tanker running aground off Alaska.
A University of North Carolina study by David Williamson performed 15 years after this event found that its negative effects lingered far longer than was expected.
Exxon Valdez oil spill 