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| 2007 |
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| Jan.19 |
Problem Shuts Ferry Service Ferry service suspended through the weekend as engineers work to determine the best way to repair a problem
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| May.15 |
Man Found Dead At Beach
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| May.28 |
Boater burned in harbor blast
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| Jun.7 |
2 Rescued From Beach Cliff
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| Jun.18 |
Report: Toxics Released At Suisun Bay
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| Jul.11 |
Scientists find dangerous chemicals in bay
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| Jul.19 |
Plan to rid SF Bay of mercury approved
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| Jul.23 |
Man dead after being hit by boat propeller
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| Sep.19 |
Harbor Ferry Service Halted Due To Wind
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| Oct.27 |
2 Men Found Standing On Crashed Plane Two men, who were rescued from the Bay after their plane crashed, suffered minor injuries and declined additional medical attention
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| Oct.29 |
Groups sue over 'mothball fleet' pollution
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| Nov.7 |
No damage to bridge after bump by ship| A container ship traveling through dense fog bumped into a tower supporting the bridge, but have caused no structural damage to the span. The ship struck a tower west of Yerba Buena Island at about 8:30 a.m. ... | |
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| Nov.7 |
Fuel spilled into Bay after ship crash| The collision, blamed on low visibility due to dense fog, knocked a 100-foot section of the fender that protects the tower | |
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| Nov.8 |
Growing Oil Spill Closes Bay Beaches| Coast Guard crews spent the night working on cleaning up 58,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the bay after a container ship bumped the Bay Bridge. The oil spill has prompted the closures of at least 7 beaches, including Fort Point, Baker Beach, China Beach, Crissy Field, Rodeo... | |
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| Nov.9 |
Multipart cleanup effort continued Officials aboard the ship estimated 500 gallons had spilled, but further investigation determined a much greater amount of oil was in the water
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| Nov.9 |
Pilot of SF Bay oil ship spill investigated Captain John Cota has been a 25-year veteran bar pilot, but one who has a record of several mishaps in the past
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| Nov.10 |
Coast Guard Doubles Clean Up Effort Rescue teams raced to save hundreds of seabirds tarred with black shipping fuel. 60 birds have died since 58,000 gallons leaked into the bay
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| Nov.10 |
Oil Spill Volunteers Turned Away
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| Nov.11 |
Feds To Inspect Impact Of Bay Spill
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| Nov.12 |
Oil spill cleanup moves from water to land There are still 60 boats working to scoop up the spilled shipping fuel both inside and outside the Golden Gate
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| Nov.18 |
Peak tides could spread oil spilled
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| Nov.20 |
Fishermen File Class-Action Suit In Spill John Tarantino and Steven Fitz filed the suit on behalf of fishermen who claim they have suffered economic injury as a result of the spill
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| Dec.7 |
Ferry hits rocks near Alcatraz The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation after a ferry operated by the Red & White Fleet hit some rocks
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| Dec.8 |
Many E. Bay Beaches Remain Closed
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| Dec.13 |
Angel Island will reopen
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| 2007 |
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| May.28 |
Delta whales make progress toward ocean The two humpback whales, dubbed 'Delta' and "Dawn,' were seen swimming near the Benicia Bridge
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| May.28 |
Lost Whales Stopped Near Martinez Bridge
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| May.29 |
Whales On The Move Past Benicia Bridge 2 wayward whales, mother humpback whale and her calf, are making some progress in the right direction
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| May.29 |
Lost Whales About 5 Miles From Bridge 2 injured whales were closing in on their ocean home, coming within 5 miles of the Golden Gate Bridge as they entered San Francisco Bay
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| May.30 |
Wayward Whales At Mouth Of Bay
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| May.30 |
Unpredictable Whales Slip Out To Sea More than 2 weeks after they were first spotted far up the Sacramento River, two lost humpbacks finally found their way home to the ocean
| Officials assumed the pair returned to the open sea. To make sure the whales did not take wrong turn, 2 boats were launched to look for them in the Pacific
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| Jun.7 |
Dead Whale To Be Hauled To Sea Crews are in the process of removing a 20-foot long dead gray whale beached in Point Richmond
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| Jul.11 |
Scientists find dangerous chemicals in bay
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.11 |
3 Swimmers To Commemorate Escape Gary Emich, Steven Hurwitz and Pedro Ordenes will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 1962 Alcatraz escape
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.19 |
Problem Shuts Ferry Service Ferry service suspended through the weekend as engineers work to determine the best way to repair a problem
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| Feb.4 |
Queen Mary 2 Arrives The largest and grandest ocean cruise liner, which towers 200 feet above water, is making its first visit ever to SF
| The ship is 1,132 feet long; 17 decks equal the height of a 23-story building. The mammoth passed beneath the Golden Gate bridge, clearing the bottom of the span by 27 feet before a nail-bitingly tight tour of the Bay
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| Sep.19 |
Harbor Ferry Service Halted Due To Wind
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| Oct.29 |
Groups sue over 'mothball fleet' pollution
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| Nov.12 |
Probe Examines Pilot Actions, Ship Radar Federal investigators investigators were examining whether a harbor pilot initally played down the damage to his ship after striking the bridge
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| Nov.13 |
Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill Schwarzenegger suspended all fishing in areas affected by oil spill and called the incident an 'unbelievable human failure' and promised to investigate
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| Nov.14 |
Ship's crew won't talk to investigators
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| Nov.16 |
Restrictions force crab prices to rise
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| Nov.20 |
Fishermen File Class-Action Suit In Spill John Tarantino and Steven Fitz filed the suit on behalf of fishermen who claim they have suffered economic injury as a result of the spill
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| Dec.7 |
Ferry hits rocks near Alcatraz The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation after a ferry operated by the Red & White Fleet hit some rocks
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| Dec.8 |
Bay Spill Pilot Asked To Surrender License The Coast Guard says Capt. John Cota is not physically competent to maintain the Federal Merchant Marine Officer's license
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| Dec.14 |
Oil spill ship scheduled to leave Bay
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| Dec.14 |
Oil Spill Ship Posts Bond To Depart Bay The federal government and the owners of Cosco Busan resolved a legal standoff that had kept the vessel here
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| Dec.20 |
Cosco Busan leaves San Francisco The ship responsible has left port is bound for Asia, but Bay Area still dealing with the remnants of 58,000 gallons of thick bunker oil
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.9 |
Pilot of SF Bay oil ship spill investigated Captain John Cota has been a 25-year veteran bar pilot, but one who has a record of several mishaps in the past
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| Nov.12 |
Probe Examines Pilot Actions, Ship Radar Federal investigators investigators were examining whether a harbor pilot initally played down the damage to his ship after striking the bridge
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| Nov.14 |
Ship's crew won't talk to investigators
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.11 |
Feds To Inspect Impact Of Bay Spill
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| Nov.13 |
Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill Schwarzenegger suspended all fishing in areas affected by oil spill and called the incident an 'unbelievable human failure' and promised to investigate