Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay

CAUTION:

To report oil in the water, call (985) 781-0804.

To report oiled wildlife, call (877) 823-6926.



At sunset 11/11/07 at Ocean Beach in San Francisco the oil continued to wash in.
Oiled birds continued to be found at Ocean Beach.

There was also a report that oil was washing ashore at Point Reyes.

I have no confirmed reports of oil washing ashore in San Mateo County.

See Matter of Trust.org
Kill the Spill
Monica Lee's Zuna Surf
as well as The Surfrider Foundation
San Francisco Chapter

Officials are not stopping people from cleaning
because Ocean Beach is not closed.

There is a level of communication developing between volunteer organizations and official agencies in San Mateo County and regionally.

Meanwhile I found information at

California Department of Fish and Game
United States Coast Guard

Please let me know other sites to add to this list.

While the beaches are not closed please respect and follow the instructions of any agency officials on the scene.

In addition and regionally
the environmental group Baykeeper is soliciting volunteers at http://www.baykeeper.org.

To help with the wildlife rescue effort contact
Oiled Wildlife Care Network, who also have a volunteer hotline at (800) 228-4544.

If you encounter oil there is a NOAA OR&R Health and Safety Health Advisory.

These photos are links to news about the spill.

Photo showing damage to port side of the 900-foot freighter, Cosco Busan, after it struck the
Bay Bridge, San Francisco, California in dense fog on November 7, 2007.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard District 11 Public Affairs.

About the Spill
Official U.S. Coast Guard Incident Reports

About Oil Spills
NOAA Oil Spill Website
EPA Oil Spill Website

View on November 8, 2007 of spilled fuel oil in Bonita Cove, off the Marin Headlands;
Point Diablo, and Golden Gate Bridge are visible in the background.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard District 11 Public Affairs.