Mulldorfer testified that in July 1994 she looked in the side door pockets, the console area and perhaps the glove box in her search for credit card receipts.
Some say, it was the side-by-side placement on the printing press, some say the pockets in the wallets were the limiting factor, there is some limited indication that the card size was to match the pocket tobacco box to which these cards were held with a rubber band.
In the Valdez incident, the company responsible was a giant multinational with deep pockets and an interest in keeping on the right side of the American government and the oil-rich state of Alaska.