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Crews working to contain spill  A crane operator is recovering after being hospitalized when the crane he was working on collapsed into the San Francisco Ba
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| Jan.10 |
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Barge Strikes Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Around 6 p.m., the tug boat and barge, carried 65,195 barrels of heavy black oil, struck the east piling of the western span
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| Jan.28 |
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 Crew member may have misled on spill size The chief engineer aboard a container ship that struck a bridge support misjudged, miscommunicated or intentionally misled Coast Guard
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| Feb.2 |
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3 Million Gallons Of Sewage Spills Into Bay| Nearly 3 million gallons of partially treated sewage and storm water spilled into an arm of the SF Bay from a water treatment plant | |
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Waters near Bay sewage spill contaminated Residents are being warned not to swim or fish in Richardson Bay after 2.7 million gallons of partially treated sewage spilled into bay
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| Feb.9 |
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Dead birds washing up on Richardson Bay| 65 birds have shown up dead including about a dozen yesterday. Many suspect that two recent sewage spills may be to blame | |
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| Mar.16 |
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Fuel Leaks From Gasoline Hose Into Bay About 17 gallons of gasoline that spilled at Gashouse Cove into the Bay dissipated in less than six hours
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| Apr.13 |
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3 people jump from burning yacht into bay A rescue boat was dispatched, but before it arrived all 3 yacht passengers jumped. A passing boat collected them from the waters
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| Apr.22 |
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Ship Pilot Charged With Lying In Spill Probe Capt. John Cota, 60, was charged with two felony counts of lying to Coast Guard officials about his prescription drug use
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| May.6 |
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Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay An unknown quantity of a flammable substance that was found spilled in Richmond appeared to have made its way into San Pablo Bay
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Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill| Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant. The solvent reached the waters of San Pablo Bay. Thousands of gallons of toluene were released from the plant after thieves stripped critica... | |
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| May.12 |
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400,000 Young Salmon Released Into Bay The California Department of Fish and Game released Chinook salmon, called smolts. 17 million salmon smolts will be released over a 2 months
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| Jun.5 |
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Hotels, Improvements For Alcatraz The federal agency that manages the former prison is pushing for a series of improvements to attract more visitors to the landmark
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| Jun.9 |
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Missing Kayakers In Bay Found Safe 2 men were found minutes after a second search after paddling around 'Escape from Alcatraz' triathlon and never returning home
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| Jul.5 |
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Body Found Floating 48-year-old Edward Howell's body was spotted in the water near Pier 70 shortly before 3 p.m.
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| Sep.10 |
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2 saved after small plane crashes into bay Cessna 210 Centurion plane, which was taking aerial photography, crash-landed in shallow water in the SF Bay just north of the Bay Bridge
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| Sep. 27 |
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World's Biggest Private Yacht Lands The Maltese Falcon, the most technologically advanced yacht, the 289-foot ship arrived as the tide was low enough to clear the bridge
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Pothole Forces Lane Closure On Bridge| A large 4-6 inches deep pothole has forced the closure of a lane of westbound I-580 on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge | |
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Blue Angels Highlight SF Fleet Week| Swarms of people will gather at the waterfront to see the ships and aircraft at the city's 28th annual Fleet Week celebration | |
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