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Shortly after leaving the Port of Valdez, the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef. The picture below was taken 3 days after the vessel grounded, just before a storm arrived.

From http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/photos/exxon/02.html

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.