| March 22, 1989 |
|
2335 |
Exxon Valdez arrives at the Valdez Marine Terminal, Berth 5 |
| March 23, 1989 |
|
0054 |
Transfer of ballast water started |
|
0415 |
Transfer of ballast water complete |
|
0505 |
Transfer of oil began |
|
1030 |
Hazelwood, Glowacki, and Roberson went ashore |
|
1924 |
Loading of cargo completed
Securing of the deck for sea began
Navigational equipment was tested
|
|
2020 |
Pilot Murphy arrived at the ship for the outbound trip |
|
2030 |
Hazelwood, Glowacki, and Roberson returned to the ship |
|
2040 |
Hazelwood arrived on the bridge to find the pilot waiting |
|
2112 |
Last mooring line removed |
|
2121 |
Vessel clear of the dock |
|
2130 |
Hazelwood left the bridge |
|
23XX |
Hazelwood returned to the bridge and assumed control of the vessel
The ship was on a heading of 219 degrees
|
|
2324 |
Pilot departed the ship |
|
2325 |
Hazelwood notified the Vessel Traffic Center that the pilot was away and the
ship would be changing course to avoid ice |
|
2331 |
Vessel heading was 200 degrees |
|
2339 |
Vessel heading was 180 degrees |
|
2343 |
Hazelwood ordered the Gyro turned on |
|
2352 |
Hazelwood left the bridge for his quarters leaving Cousins in charge |
|
235X |
Cousins ordered the Gyro turned off |
|
2356 |
Cousins ordered 10 degrees right rudder to return to the tanker lanes |
| March 24, 1989 |
|
0001 |
Cousins ordered 20 degrees right rudder |
|
0004 |
Cousins ordered hard right rudder
The deck log of the Vessel shows 0004 as the time of grounding
|
|
0006 |
Vessel heading was 247 degrees |
|
0007 |
Cousins called Hazelwood and said there was possibly trouble |
|
0009 -
0015 |
Vessel encountered a series of "jolts" as it grounded on Bligh Reef
Cousins ordered Hard Left, the Hard Right rudder to try and swing around the
object
Vessel came to rest at a heading of 253 degrees
|
|
0027 |
Hazelwood notified the Vessel Traffic Center that the ship was aground on Bligh
Reef |