| Red Light to Starboard: Recalling the "Exxon Valdez" Disaster Contributor(s): Day, Angela M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874223180 ISBN-13: 9780874223187 Publisher: Washington State University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief - Business & Economics | Industries - Natural Resource Extraction |
| Dewey: 363.738 |
| LCCN: 2013043116 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Minutes before supertanker "Exxon Valdez" ran aground on Bligh Reef, before rocks ripped a huge hole in her hull and a geyser of crude oil darkened the pristine waters of Alaska's Prince William Sound, the ship's lookout burst through the chart room door. "That light, sir, it's still on the starboard side. It should be to port, sir." Her frantic words were merely the last in a litany of futile warnings. "Red Light to Starboard" documents an event that stunned the world-- recounting how futile warnings, regional and national history, as well as failed governmental and public policy decisions led to disastrous environmental consequences for a spectacular, fragile ecosystem. Cordova native Bobby Day's intimate story lends a local fisherman's perspective and conveys the damage suffered by individuals, communities, and the fishing industry. |