Very much so, I worked with Captain Hazelwood after he was sentenced to community service, and during our conversations, he never shied away from his accountability.
Silly bitch should be talking to the maté in charge. This guy was there, he was passed. this is a Exxon sponsored cnn bull shit piece. Ask the hard questions ya ole mole.
Also integral was the fact that certain promised aides to navigation, like collision avoidance radar or iceberg detection radar were either inoperative or never installed as cost saving measures implemented by Exxon. This is hugely important as ice was not a problem that day and the course would not have needed to be altered. Exxon had also reduced the size of the crew to a dangerously low level to, again, save money
I'm not interested in shaming Mr. Hazelwood, but his problems with alcohol are integral to what happened and it is dishonest of him to omit that. He was horribly hungover that day and passed out in his bunk as soon as he handed her over to his 3rd mate. Exxon knew this as they were being sued by a previous mate for endangering the crew and vessel by allowing Hazelwood to continue as skipper
Hazelwood was acquitted of being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the oil spill. In fact, he was acquitted of all felony charges, though he was convicted of a misdemeanor charge (negligent discharge of oil) and his master’s license was suspended under Coast Guard administrative rules.
@@mikejewpants4099 I'm not intrested in him being acquitted. I wanna know if he was drunk. And lots of people have gotten off of drunk driving charges while being drunk. I imagine it would be even easier if you were backed by a multi million dollar company.
@@tomace194 Lots of innocent men and women have been convicted too, although I guess that's unimportant to you. If you're familiar with the case, you would know that Hazelwood wasn't "backed" by Exxon. The corporation cut ties with Hazelwood 100% and refused to even pay for his legal fees in criminal court.
@@tomace194 I'm curious when the incredible suffering of 100k+ various animals will be acknowledged. We know they felt pain and choked to death trying to clean themselves of the foul sticky shit.
This happened when I was a kid and I don't remember much about the incident other than reading MAD magazine a lot, and them constantly referring to the captain as a drunk in many different strips.
Government agencies will always absolve themselves from all reponsibility. It is far easier to put the blame on one individual. They create the impression that they can see and hear everything while in fact they have very little knowledge about what is actually happening. After every disaster there is a knee-jerk reaction resulting in more paperwork and more legislation without any thought to correcting the basic reasons for the incident. Even if the Captain was blind drunk, the navigating officer could not have run the ship aground if he had been trained properly and had followed the basics. Junior officers are becoming less profficient at following the basics as they are being mired in a paper mountain of checklists and documentation.
It is not uncommon for a master ...who has confidence in a Junior officer to turn over the con to that Officer. He may have been on his feet for hours....finishing cargo...Un-docking ...and on the bridge with the pilot. Once a Pilot is away.....many masters will turn the con over to the officer on watch.....SOP......there is departure paperwork and telex messages that need to be done. Every Captain at some point has to sleep and rest and the bridge is manned by very well trained and Licensed officers. The Third Officer was the one who fked up in this event. The navigational change of course was routine and not complicated . Evidently vessel position was not closely monitored . In fact........reliable sources from that time and on board claim that The third mate (Cousins)was distracted by a female Un-licensed watch partner...with whom he was having a ship board romance.....and now we know the rest of the story.
There plenty of opportunities to and warnings to keep this from happening. The boat was pointed towards land. I hope he feels responsible but I have doubts.
His demeanor is odd; like he's not being completely truthful. I sense some subtle evasion, especially at the end when he's staring at the screen as he answers, "I don't know.."
Ultimately Exxon wanted to save money. You can blame the Captain all day but they new and chose to employ him. They new the equipment needed to be fixed and they did not. Happens all the time were I work.
...it was more than 30 years ago! GET OVER IT! ...he trusted his crew! ...think about that next time you kiss your girlfriend, lol! what's been in her mouth?
“Sad to say I wasn’t there.” The words of a man who’s regretted every decision he’s made since then. I feel bad for him.
Very much so, I worked with Captain Hazelwood after he was sentenced to community service, and during our conversations, he never shied away from his accountability.
Silly bitch should be talking to the maté in charge. This guy was there, he was passed. this is a Exxon sponsored cnn bull shit piece. Ask the hard questions ya ole mole.
Also integral was the fact that certain promised aides to navigation, like collision avoidance radar or iceberg detection radar were either inoperative or never installed as cost saving measures implemented by Exxon. This is hugely important as ice was not a problem that day and the course would not have needed to be altered. Exxon had also reduced the size of the crew to a dangerously low level to, again, save money
Thanks for that info
Oh this guy's guilty of something
I'm not interested in shaming Mr. Hazelwood, but his problems with alcohol are integral to what happened and it is dishonest of him to omit that. He was horribly hungover that day and passed out in his bunk as soon as he handed her over to his 3rd mate. Exxon knew this as they were being sued by a previous mate for endangering the crew and vessel by allowing Hazelwood to continue as skipper
Hazelwood was acquitted of being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the oil spill. In fact, he was acquitted of all felony charges, though he was convicted of a misdemeanor charge (negligent discharge of oil) and his master’s license was suspended under Coast Guard administrative rules.
@@mikejewpants4099 I'm not intrested in him being acquitted. I wanna know if he was drunk. And lots of people have gotten off of drunk driving charges while being drunk. I imagine it would be even easier if you were backed by a multi million dollar company.
@@tomace194 Lots of innocent men and women have been convicted too, although I guess that's unimportant to you. If you're familiar with the case, you would know that Hazelwood wasn't "backed" by Exxon. The corporation cut ties with Hazelwood 100% and refused to even pay for his legal fees in criminal court.
@@tomace194 I'm curious when the incredible suffering of 100k+ various animals will be acknowledged. We know they felt pain and choked to death trying to clean themselves of the foul sticky shit.
He admitted to have several vodkas before leaving port that day!
Didnt he smell of alcohol when Coast guard boarded?
Coming from someone who was part of that team yes he did
Yes he did
I'm sorry, I dont buy the comment about going to fill out paperwork. You're out of the standard shipping lane, you DONT LEAVE
Not on any of the ships you commanded, I suppose?
St. Joe from Waterworld
He STILL doesn't know ?
This happened when I was a kid and I don't remember much about the incident other than reading MAD magazine a lot, and them constantly referring to the captain as a drunk in many different strips.
Ice on one side and a reef on the other, and he chose that moment to go to his cabin to fill "paperwork". That man is a disgrace
He was drunk at the time he went to his cabin to drink more
@@michaelfrank6696 or go to sleep... aka pass out
His crew also shared that the captain liked to choke the chicken and could often hear him listening to pgraphy in his cabin
What happened to the story that he was drunk
Government agencies will always absolve themselves from all reponsibility. It is far easier to put the blame on one individual. They create the impression that they can see and hear everything while in fact they have very little knowledge about what is actually happening. After every disaster there is a knee-jerk reaction resulting in more paperwork and more legislation without any thought to correcting the basic reasons for the incident. Even if the Captain was blind drunk, the navigating officer could not have run the ship aground if he had been trained properly and had followed the basics. Junior officers are becoming less profficient at following the basics as they are being mired in a paper mountain of checklists and documentation.
Exxon Mobile is a corporation not a government agency
What happened was he was drunk at the time of the accident
Captain Hazelwoods co pilot Johnny Walker was never held to account. Why?
Awkward last 5 seconds
It is not uncommon for a master ...who has confidence in a Junior officer to turn over the con to that Officer. He may have been on his feet for hours....finishing cargo...Un-docking ...and on the bridge with the pilot. Once a Pilot is away.....many masters will turn the con over to the officer on watch.....SOP......there is departure paperwork and telex messages that need to be done. Every Captain at some point has to sleep and rest and the bridge is manned by very well trained and Licensed officers. The Third Officer was the one who fked up in this event. The navigational change of course was routine and not complicated . Evidently vessel position was not closely monitored . In fact........reliable sources from that time and on board claim that The third mate (Cousins)was distracted by a female Un-licensed watch partner...with whom he was having a ship board romance.....and now we know the rest of the story.
The only post that makes sense. Cousins worked for me on an activation and he did well.
You see Joe, we're close.........after years of shame.
Thats what happens when you're drunk.
There plenty of opportunities to and warnings to keep this from happening. The boat was pointed towards land. I hope he feels responsible but I have doubts.
Wasn't it rumored or even said that the captain was drunk on this accident? Wow 1st comment I don't get this often lol!
His demeanor is odd; like he's not being completely truthful. I sense some subtle evasion, especially at the end when he's staring at the screen as he answers, "I don't know.."
Ultimately Exxon wanted to save money. You can blame the Captain all day but they new and chose to employ him. They new the equipment needed to be fixed and they did not. Happens all the time were I work.
What an moment to leave the bridge and give to the charge to 3rd mate....The man caused an unmitigated disaster and in hindsight so cool about it.
...it was more than 30 years ago! GET OVER IT! ...he trusted his crew! ...think about that next time you kiss your girlfriend, lol! what's been in her mouth?
Then it got a new captain: Dennis Hopper
deacon of the deez!
حزين على الحياة البحرية
he needs a drink to show you how he really fucked up!! smh.. he destroyed so much
The man who literally cost exxon millions.
Billions
It’s exxons money you’re worried about?
Money isn’t the issue here it’s the contamination and death of endless wildlife.
JH.nk
This is verry terible