Spills · marine_debris
San francisco bay, ca
Vengeance Crane Barge Sinking; San Francisco Bay, Ca · NOAAORR-9468
- issued
- 2017-04-07 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-04-21 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-04-21 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 37.809, -122.351
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Vengeance crane barge sinking; San Francisco Bay, CA. San Francisco Bay, CA. 1. On April 7, 2017, the USCG Sector San Francisco contacted the NOAA SSC to report that a 112’ x 52’ deck barge and crane had capsized and sunk around midnight, just east of Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay. The barge and crane reportedly had roughly 4,000 gallons of diesel and 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid on-board at the time of sinking. The crane and barge had been working on the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) subway tube under the Bay prior to the sinking, but BART officials have reported no known damage to the BART transit system. Sector San Francisco requested oil fate & trajectory support. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4000 GALLONS. TAGS: MARINE DEBRIS. 3. POSITION 37.809N 122.351W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9468: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9468
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- 32CC+C7 inverness, ca, USASpills · 33.6 nm
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