1984 – Puerto Rican – San Francisco, CA
Nearly 2,000 murres among bird victims in 1984 Puerto Rican spill Just after dawn on October 31, 1984, the oil tanker T/V Puerto Rican exploded offshore of San Francisco and released nearly 1.5 million gallons of oil near the Farallon Islands. At least 1,856 Common Murres, 548 Cassin’s Auklets, and 176 Arctic Loons died during … Read more