Commemoration ceremony in Cordova, Alaska, by over 100 fishing vessels of the 1993 Blockade of Valdez Narrows and the oil tankers serving the Valdez oil terminal. The primary purpose of the event was to call attention to the unresolved $5 billion punitive damages court case against Exxon. Over 6000 plaintiffs in the case have died since the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill and it has been 12 years since the jury trial awarded the plaintiffs $5 billion. The 9th Circuit Appeals court is considering the award on appeal by Exxon.
