Description
Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood is an American sailor. He was the captain of Exxon Valdez during its 1989 oil spill. He was accused of being intoxicated which contributed to the disaster, but was cleared of this charge at his 1990 trial after witnesses testified that he was sober around the time of the accident. Hazelwood was convicted of a lesser charge, negligent discharge of oil, fined $50,000, and sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service.
Born
September 24th, 1946 in Hawkinsville, Georgia / Died: Jul 22nd, 2022 - aged 75, date circa
Last Changes
2022/09/10
The celebrity has been marked as passed away
2014/04/05
New Response (Success): Received a signed index card.
2014/04/05
New Scanned Autograph (TTM/Prob.Auth)