The big spill

Prince William Sound was once a beautiful place with fish and birds but Exxon took that away when the Exxon Valdez crashed into a reef in 1989. It ruined the people’s lives and the animals, too. The crash could have been prevented but Exxon hired a man with an alcohol addiction. That was a bad decision.

The fish and the birds died. They were living things, too, and so many fish died the fishermen got only half as much money as they used to, and only caught half as many fish.

Even if the spill couldn't be prevented, they at least could have started to clean up a little faster. The captain waited twenty minutes to respond. If he would have got the ship off the reef it would have made the spill worse than it already was. So many people had to close their stores because the fish were under the oil, so nobody wanted to eat it.

If Exxon won’t pay, then who will? And it’s only half the captain's fault because he didn't hire himself, did he? In conclusion, I think Exxon should pay for what they did.