The Life of the Exxon Valdez is coming to a close years after its rendezvous with Bligh Reef in the Spring of 1989.

The Exxon Valdez was towed out of Alaska and repaired in San Diego after the incident that did $15 billion of damage and cost Exxon $4 billion. But, that was only the beginning of the rest of its life. After repairs were completed the ship was off again. This time to the Europe, the Middle East and Asia, it took its new name with it then. It became known as the Exxon Mediterranean.

Later, when Exxon would move its ships under it new subsidiary River Maritime, it was renamed again, this time to the Sea River Mediterranean, in time shortened to S/R Mediterranean.

Years went by, and again the infamous ship changed hands. In 2007 it was sold to Hong Kong Bloom Shipping and converted into an ore carrier then renamed the Dong Fang Ocean. Two years later, the ill-fated ship collided again, this time with another vessel, the Malta flagged Aali. After the 2010 incident, it was towed to Longyan port in China, and once agin renamed. This time to the Oriental Nicety.

Within a year of its last name-change, the 26-year-old ship was headed to become scrap metal in India, bringing an end to its life of misadventure.