It has been more than 60 years since the S.S. Jacob Luckenbach sank off the coast of California near the Golden Gate Bridge—but that doesn’t mean the damage caused by the massive shipwreck is over. Last December, nine oiled birds washed ashore between Santa Cruz and Monterey, coated in sludge still leaking out of the cargo vessel. The birds have since been taken in by the International Bird Rescue’s wildlife center (five have already been released in full health—the other four died). But it still brings up important questions about the shipwreck and its lingering repercussions. Here’s a look at what happened, why the wreck is still hurting birds, and what can be done about it. The Incident The year was 1953. The Jacob Luckenbach, a 469-foot freighter, departed from San Francisco on its way to Korea with military supplies…but it didn’t get very far. The ship collided with the Hawaiian Pilot in the Gulf of the Farallones and sank in about 180 feet of water—and...