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People > Photos > Gallery: Merle Savage > Album: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) > Silence in the Sound by Merle Savage
Silence in the Sound by Merle Savage

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Date: 05/08/09

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ak beach beaches chemicals cleanup collateral contaminated crude damage deaths expose exposure exxon f from health issues oil oily spill tanker to toxic valdez

Silence in the Sound was written from Merle Savage’s perspective while employed during the historic oil spill clean-up. Her position as a female General Foreman on the berthing (housing) barges, which included a five-hundred-person derrick barge, enabled her to have working relationships with supervisors, beach crews and exposure to all facets of the entire clean-up operation. Silence in the Sound combines her unusual personal experiences with a wide gamut of emotions as she finds herself in an environment faced with demanding political and sexual situations. The result is a fascinating real-life adventure story that raises compelling questions which cannot be ignored.