How is the region more prepared now for a large oil spill than it was in 1989?
A number of factors make Prince William Sound safer today than before the Exxon Valdez oil spill. These include better equipment that is more readily available around the sound; citizens such as fishermen and emergency personnel trained to respond to a spill; the requirement that tankers carrying oil through the sound must be double hull; a world-class tug escort system; better safety standards within industry; and constant vigilance by PWSRCAC and other organizations and agencies.
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