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58,000 gallons of oil dumped into San Francisco Bay
News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 4:14 AM EST
Article Source: Inside Bay Area Most Viewedadvertisement
A cargo ship collision with the Bay Bridge on Wednesday leaked 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay, the largest oil spill inside the bay in at least a decade.
Throughout the day, U.S. Coast Guard crewsworked to surround the spill with floating boom, removing at least 8,000 gallons with skimmer ships and absorbent pads, said spokesman U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson.
"The Coast Guard is committed to protecting the environment. We are deploying all available resources to clean it up," he said.
The effect on wildlife was unknown by late Wednesday night. At first, Coast Guard officials said the spill had only resulted in 140 gallons of bunker fuel entering the water. But by 10 p.m., the agency upgraded the amount to 58,000 gallons.
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{"commentId":1167477,"authorDomain":"adambecker"}
For years biologists have been concerned that a significant oil spill inside San Francisco Bay could cause major environmental damage. The reason? The bay has only one narrow opening at the Golden Gate, and the right combination of currents could push oil south, coating sensitive San Mateo, Alameda and Santa Clara County marshes, which are home to fish, birds and harbor seals.
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#1 - Thu Nov 8, 2007 4:15 AM EST{"commentId":1168674,"authorDomain":"ignoblus"}
It seems like they're doing a decent job of cleaning up, but do keep us updated, Adam. Thanks for the seed.
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{"commentId":1169310,"authorDomain":"adambecker"}
Yeah updates this morning indicate that things are going smoothly in the cleanup effort.
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{"commentId":1170387,"authorDomain":"PamelaDrew"}
This is tragic and the true crime of the damage will continue for years. Lets get the crisis management PR teams to be out in front of the news and give safety records pulled out of the air. All the ships with toxic cargo should have much better construction and protections against leakage but that might put a dent into the record profits for ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Texaco, BP etc, etc.
Look for the green theme commercials, the ecomaginary corporate responsibility stories for these profiteers to spike as they go to court to delay any payments and dump the responsibility. Exxon Valdez went 17 years with not a dime going to anyone but lawyers. When the resources can be sold the corporate interests share the public wealth but when the tab comes the public is SOL.
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