News Source: Contra Costa Times
| about 1 month ago
A ship that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel oil into the Bay was moved from its anchorage to a San Francisco pier on Sunday, escorted by a crew of skimming vessels that sought to prevent any more residual oil from soiling the water. At the same...
News Source: Sacramento Bee
| about 1 month ago
Work crews are focusing their efforts on the Alameda shoreline as the cleanup from an oil spill in San Francisco Bay continues. Coast Guard officials say 18 vessels have been pressed into service after fuel oil from the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star...
News Source: San Francisco Chronicle
| about 1 month ago
State regulators suspended fishing and shellfish harvesting in parts of the bay, and officials asked people to avoid some beaches while mop-up efforts continue today. Meanwhile, Coast Guard authorities said they would investigate whether any mistakes...
News Source: The Mercury News
| about 1 month ago
As many as 18 skimmers and 53,000 feet of boom have been deployed to contain the 400 to 800 gallons of oil spilled from an oil tanker during refueling operations two miles south of the Bay Bridge. "We expect the cleanup to last for days," Coast Guard...