CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : Exxon Valdez to Sail Again This Summer
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Exxon Valdez, the ship that caused the nation’s worst oil spill when it ran aground in Alaskan waters last year, will be returned to service this summer, officials said. The $30-million repair job on the vessel is nearing completion at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. and Exxon Shipping Co. President Gus Elmer is expected today to announce plans for returning the tanker to service, after a two-week trial run set to begin July 20.
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