King Eiders, oiled with freighter

Photo By/Credit

Sowls, Art/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
02/22/1996
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
The M/V Citrus, a freighter, collided with another ship while loading cargo at sea off of St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs in 1996. The collision punctured some of the Citrus's fuel tanks resulting in bunker fuel oil leaking. Image taken from original slide slides 003484 & 003485
Subject tags
Wildlife refuges