T/V Dubai Star; San Francisco, CA

Source report excerpt: “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fuel Spill in San Francisco Bay United States Coast Guard Eleventh Coast Guard District NEWS RELEASE DATE: CONTACT: October 30, 2009 LTjg Jeremy Pichette (415) 740-4364 Fuel Spill in San Francisco Bay SAN FRANCISCO — At 6:48 a.m. today, the U.S. Coast Guard received a report from the tanker Dubai Star that it suffered a rupture in one of its fuel lines and released an unknown amount of fuel into San Francisco Bay. The Dubai Star was fueling at Anchorage 9 near the Oakland Airport when it suffered a leak in one of its fuel lines. At this time, the type and amount of fuel released are unknown. The Coast Guard has responded with an Incident Management Team to assess the […]”

Source report excerpt: “Subject: Dubai Star Incident - Update #2 INCIDENT SUMMARY: October 30, 2009, 0756 hrs, received notification of spill from a tanker during bunkering. The spill occurred during a bunkering (fueling) operation at Anchorage 9 from the tanker Dubai Star, causing the port tank to overflow. The source of the spill has been stopped. Quantity, as well as the cause of the spill, is still being invested. The is a reported a one mile sheen in the water about 4 miles south of the vessel. The oil spilled is IFO-380, an intermediate fuel oil, and is considered a moderately heavy fuel oil. TRAJECTORY IMPACTS: The initial impacts are projected to impact the north side of Alameda around 4pm today. The […]”

Source report excerpt: “UPDATE: Coast Guard Participating in Joint Press Conference, Responding to Fuel Spill in San Francisco Bay SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard will be participating in a joint press conference at 2 p.m. to provide updates on this morning's fuel spill in San Francisco Bay. The press conference will take place at Rincon Park, between Folsom and Howard Streeets on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a fuel spill in San Francisco Bay, initially reported at 6:48 a.m. The source of the leak, from the tanker Dubai Star, has been contained and the following assets are on scene as part of the clean up and response: - two oil skimmers from National Response Corporation […]”

Source report excerpt: “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE United States Coast Guard Eleventh Coast Guard District NEWS RELEASE DATE: October 30, 2009 CONTACT: Coast Guard Public Affairs (415) 748-0112 Department of Fish and Game (916) 539-6124 Leak Secured, Cleanup Operations Continue in Dubai Star Oil Spill Alameda, Calif. – Cleanup operations continue in the San Francisco Bay this afternoon, after an undetermined amount of fuel oil spilled into the water while the tanker vessel Dubai Star was refueling. The ship has secured the source of the spill and no more fuel is leaking into the bay. The cause of the spill is under investigation, but initial assessment is that a mechanical failure occurred. Both the barge providing […]”

Source report excerpt: “Shortly before 0700hrs (local), there was a release of just under 500gals of IFO380 from the T/V Dubai Star during bunkering operations in Anchorage No. 9 (south of the Oakland Bay Bridge). Specific estimates have not yet been officially reported to the public but a range of volumes may soon be released. On-scene oil observations early in the day suggested the release had been a short-term "burp" of fuel, though some sheening continued to stream away from the ship throughout much of the morning. Two USCG overflights were conducted during the day as well as numerous Operations flights and one Ocean Imaging overflight to map oil distributions using a multi-sensor instrument package. On-water […]”

Source report excerpt: “UPDATED(10/31): Oil Spill Cleanup Operations Continue Today in the San Francisco Bay; Fisheries Closure Established Alameda, Calif. – Cleanup operations continue today in response to yesterday's oil spill in San Francisco Bay. The spill is estimated to be between 400 and 800 gallons. Today’s cleanup response will consist of skimming and booming operations. Shoreline monitors will be conducting reconnaissance operations on water and on area beaches. Aerial assessments will also be conducted to determine the extent and location of any remaining oil. No confirmed oiled wildlife has been observed at this time. The Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) will continue search and reconnaissance […]”

Source report excerpt: “UPDATED(10/31): Oil Spill Cleanup Operations Continue Today in the San Francisco Bay; Fisheries Closure Established Alameda, Calif. – Cleanup operations continue today in response to yesterday's oil spill in San Francisco Bay. The spill is estimated to be between 400 and 800 gallons. Today’s cleanup response will consist of skimming and booming operations. Shoreline monitors will be conducting reconnaissance operations on water and on area beaches. Aerial assessments will also be conducted to determine the extent and location of any remaining oil. No confirmed oiled wildlife has been observed at this time. The Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) will continue search and reconnaissance […]”

Source report excerpt: “As of this afternoon, six sensitive site strategies had been deployed along East Bay shorelines and five more were in the process of being deployed this afternoon. Three SCAT teams were deployed today, with two on-shore & one vessel-based team. Both shore-based crews focused on Alameda shorelines and continued north & south from there. The vessel-based team inspected Alcatraz, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena shorelines and planned on inspecting Angel Island shorelines but were re-directed to verify a report of oil on open-water south of Yerba Buena. No oiled shorelines were reported north of the Bay bridge or on YBI by the end of the day. Most oil strandings occurred on the Robert Crown […]”

Source report excerpt: “Evening Report for 01NOV2009: At 1000hrs today, the T/V Dubai Star was moved from Anchorage No. 7 to Pier 80 in South San Francisco. Though she has only been partially decontaminated, she was authorized to transit to Pier 80 because she had not been sheening on Saturday and was re-ballasted to raise the oil-contaminated portion of the hull (port quarter) out of the water. She was monitored and followed by oil recovery assets during her transit but no sheen was observed. She is now secure in San Francisco and will soon undergo careful decon procedures. By Saturday evening, 10 dead-oiled birds had been collected and 30 live oiled birds are now being cared for by OWCN. Updated numbers from […]”

Source report excerpt: “DATE: November 03, 2009 09:50:03 PST Oil Spill Update: Skimming Operations Complete Shoreline cleanup remains active All on-water skimming operations in response to the San Francisco Bay oil spill were completed Monday. Officials are encouraged that an aerial assessment yesterday showed no new visible oil on the water. Shoreline cleanup activities will continue until Unified Command members agree that local, state and federal cleanup standards have been met. Three additional dead birds were recovered yesterday. Wildlife recovery efforts are still active. Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, Encinal Beach, and Robert Crown Memorial State Beach remain closed until further notice. The suspension of […]”