Exxon Valdez Valdez" appeared in the animated comedy "American Dad!" in the episode "You Debt Your Life". Roger is getting the captain of the ship drunk and the ship is seen crashing into an iceberg, which references the oil spill in Alaska. "Exxon Valdez" can be seen at 1:49 of the Scorpions "Wind Of Change" music video The Futurama episode "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" is a parody of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, with the dark matter tanker named the "Juan Valdez". The Graf Orlock song: "Nursing a Hangover" from their 2016 LP Crimetraveler is a reference to the incident. Exxon Valdez
Exxon Valdez oil spill effectively a bill of attainder, a regulation that was unfairly directed at Exxon alone. In 2002, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Exxon. As of 2002, OPA had prevented 18 ships from entering Prince William Sound. OPA also set a schedule for the gradual phase in of a double hull design, providing an additional layer between the oil tanks and the ocean. While a double hull would likely not have prevented the "Valdez" disaster, a Coast Guard study estimated that it would have cut the amount of oil spilled by 60 percent. The "Exxon Valdez" supertanker was towed