Exxon Valdez
/ˌeksɒn vælˈdiːz/
/ˌeksɑːn vælˈdiːz/
- the ship owned by the Exxon company that caused the worst oil disaster in US history. It was badly damaged when it hit rocks off the coast of Alaska in March 1989 and lost more than 10 million gallons /40 million litres of oil into the sea. This killed many birds and animals and ruined the coast.
埃克森美孚（Exxon Valdez）：埃克森美孚公司（Exxon Company）拥有的那艘船，造成了美国历史上最严重的石油灾难。1989年3月，它在阿拉斯加海岸的一块岩石上撞上，并向海中损失了超过1000万加仑/ 4000万公升的石油，受到了严重破坏。这杀死了许多鸟类和动物，破坏了海岸。