Oil Tanker Disasters: Oiled Bird Count

World now focus on the latest earthquake that happen in Japan. Because of this earthquake there is a long bridge in Japan that cut in the middle just like this oil tanker.

Can you imagine the oil spilled to the sea? Below is piece information about oil tanker crash and the oil that spilled to the sea

Oil Spilled:

Amococ Cadiz (Brittany, 1978)             223,000 tonnes
Torrey Canyon (Scilly Isles, 1967)        117,000 tonnes
Braer (Shetland Isles,  1993)             84,000 tonnes
Sea Empress (S W Wales, 1996)             71,800 tonnes
Erika (North Biscay, 1999)                26,000 tonnes  
           









Oiled Birds:

Amoco Cadiz        N/K          Estimate  25,000+
Torrey Canyon     7879          Estimate  25,000+
Braer             1784          Estimate   6,500+
Sea Empress       7080          Estimate  17,000+
Esso Bernicia     2338+         Estimate   4,000+
Erika                           Estimate  21,000+

The oil tanker disaster can kill just like the earthquake