There was a posting on Speak-Ez about a collision a couple of weeks ago in the same area in Alaska that the Exxon Valdez had its accident years ago. I will provide a link to it when I find it.
Now there is research on how much oil on the beach from the Valdez has broken down over the years. Well, some oil has broken down but the process slowed down as the oil got absorbed. Here's the outlook:
Exxon spill oil persistence may be explained
By ELIZABETH BLUEMINK
Published: January 17th, 2010 06:28 PM
Last Modified: January 17th, 2010 07:01 PM
For nearly a decade, scientists have puzzled over the persistence of oil from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Oil pools in a well dug in 2008 by Temple University engineering students on a Prince William Sound beach hit by crude from the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989.
A pair of Lower 48 researchers on Sunday published the first study to attempt an explanation for why that oil isn't degrading as much as expected.
Their findings have implications for any future attempt to remove residual oil from the beaches -- a proposal launched by state and federal prosecutors in 2006 that is still being negotiated with Exxon Mobil Corp. http://www.adn.com/exxonvaldez/story/1097964.html