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Catastrophic failureEnergy1989

Exxon Shipping Company

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Estimated impact: $7B in cleanup and legal costs; irreversible environmental damage

F14

Decision Quality Index

Critical — 5 biases detected, 2 toxic combinations

The Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil. The captain had a known alcohol problem, the ship was on autopilot with a fatigued third mate at the helm, and Exxon had reduced crew sizes to cut costs. Cleanup was chaotic and ineffective.

Decision context

Whether to reduce tanker crew sizes and maintain a captain with documented alcohol abuse history on active duty, and whether Alaska's oil spill response capabilities were adequate.

Deep hindsight-stripped analysis coming soon. This case is part of our ongoing backfill to reconstruct what the platform would have flagged at decision time. The summary and bias profile below are drawn from primary sources.

Biases present in the decision

★ Cognitive MiseringStatus Quo BiasOverconfidence BiasLoss AversionAnchoring Bias

3D Decision Knowledge Graph

Exxon Shipping Company — 5 biases, 2 toxic combinations

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Decision

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Bias Intensity Profile

Severity × confidence across 5 detected biases

Toxic combinations

Status Quo Lock
Blind Sprint

Reference class base rates

Across all 146 curated case studies in our library:

90%

base failure rate

10%

base success rate

Lessons learned

Cognitive misering in crew management: maintaining a captain with documented alcohol issues because he was experienced and replacements were costly
Status quo bias in oil spill preparedness: Alyeska Pipeline maintained theoretical response plans that were never tested at scale
Cost-cutting on crew sizes directly contributed to the fatigue that caused the grounding

Source: NTSB Marine Accident Report MAR-90-04 (1990); Alaska Oil Spill Commission Final Report (1990) (NTSB Report)

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Lessons learned

Cognitive misering in crew management: maintaining a captain with documented alcohol issues because he was experienced and replacements were costly

Status quo bias in oil spill preparedness: Alyeska Pipeline maintained theoretical response plans that were never tested at scale

Cost-cutting on crew sizes directly contributed to the fatigue that caused the grounding