SOUTHLAND : Exxon Valdez: New Name, Route
The Exxon Valdez, the tanker that caused the nation’s worst oil spill, will be renamed Exxon Mediterranean and will sail in the Mediterranean or Middle East when it is returned to service in August.
Exxon Shipping Co. President Gus Elmer said today that the decision to rename the vessel was consistent with its relocation to the foreign service.
“Due to declining Alaskan crude oil, the vessel will enter foreign service, most likely loading crude in the Mediterranean or the Middle East. It is consistent with our policy that the vessels be named according to their location,” Elmer said.
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