Exxon

Exxon Chapter 5; case 1 3. In my view, two parties bear the responsibility for the disaster. Captain Hazelwood and Exxon as a company. Had Capt. Hazelwood not been drinking and had Exxon been more careful in whom it let pilot its ships, this disaster may never have happened. Both entities are equally responsible. 6. A) Environmental disasters are just that; disasters. They can only be avoided for a limited amount of time and will eventually happen. What needs to be done is the way we respond to the disaster needs to change. Thicker ships, better maps, better navigation equipment, and most importantly, a sober captain will all aid in helping to avoid what happened in Alaska from happening again. With better technology, and training, an accident like this could be avoided. b) I think that better government regulations must be called for since the US approves the tankers and if the accident occurs in US waters, it becomes our problem. By having better regulations on how tankers are piloted and how often each ship is checked, and by developing a better system for mapping how each body of water is laid out, will all better, exxon, should, ship, again, accident, regulations, pay, oil, help, happening, happened, disaster, chemicals, work, two, tankers, ships, set, responsible, reduce, needs, money, lost, hazelwood, government, fund, education, each, disasters, company, cleanup, case, captain, boom