80 Engineering Ethics: An Industrial Perspective
than 4 hours before taking command of a vessel, charges of drunkenness and
misconduct against him were dismissed at his 1990 administrative hearing
before Coast Guard officials. More likely, fatigue was a major factor in the
rudder turn missteps of the crew (Keeble, 1999).
OIL SPILL CLEANUP
Based on the implementation quality of the oil spill preparedness plans
detailed earlier, it is not surprising that a huge oil spill would not be
quickly recovered. Exxon reported that 10.8 million gallons of oil spilled
into Prince William Sound; however, further examination of oil taken by
other Exxon vessels immediately out of the area and of the intensity of oil
effects suggest the spill was probably 23 to 25 million ...