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At least 58,000 gallons of oil spilled in the San Francisco Bay this past Wednesday Nov 7th, when a container ship clipped a tower of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has crossed the bay and is polluting beaches and shorelines in the East Bay.
Government officials ordered the closure of 16 beaches and shoreline parks from San Francisco to the Marin Headlands.
Hundreds of voluntaries are joining the effort to save the affected wildlife. Unfortunately it’s too late for many species. This ecological disaster is threatening hundreds of thousands of birds as well as marine mammals and fish and since their bodies sink when covered with oil, the number of victims of the spill will never be known.
These ecological disasters aren’t new in our Bay. Here is some historical data about major oil spills in or around the San Francisco Bay Area.
1. 2007: About 58,000 gallons spill into San Francisco Bay after a ship strikes into a tower on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. 2. 2004: More than 120,000 gallons spilled in Suisun Marsh from Kinder Morgan pipeline. 3. 1996: 40,000 gallons spilled from a military vessel near Pier 70. 4. 1988: 400,000 gallons spilled when Shell refinery drain line breaks. 5. 1984: 1.5 million gallons spilled just outside the Golden Gate Bridge when an explosion damages a tanker ship. 6. 1971: 840,000 gallons spilled when two Standard Oil tankers collided. 7. 1937: 2.7 million gallons spilled when an oil tanker collided with a passenger ship. Source: San Francisco Baykeeper This disaster couldn’t have occurred on a worst time. Biologist know that the mouth of the bay is home to migratory birds, such as the 150,000 ducks that have just flown 2,000 miles from Canada's boreal forest to feed over the winter in the bay ecosystem. This picture is dedicated to the brave men and women who are working day and night to preserve the Bay from the industrial metabolism and to save the unfortunate victims of the spill.
A real disaster with the oil spill, Yamil! Hopefully they'll be able to clean up enough of the oil and fast enough to be able to save some of the wildlife and sea life. You've got a beautiful capture here to illustrate why we need to avoid these costly mistakes. Dave.
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