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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo shows an aerial view of Waldenberg Park and skimmers cleaning up oil following a massive oil spill in 2007. The Cosco Busan, a container ship, dumped 58,000 gallons of oil after striking the San Francisco Bay bridge in California. Oil streamers are a result from the lifting of the damaged barge. (UPI Photo/NOAA)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Cleaning up San Francisco Bay is likely to cost at least as much as the fine faced by the owner of a ship that spilled 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Volunteers say birds contaminated with oil are continuing to show up on San Francisco Bay beaches three weeks after a devastating oil spill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee wants a Department of Homeland Security investigation into the emergency response to a San Francisco Bay oil spill.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Federal and state officials are trying to devise a plan for the safe cleaning of 11,000 boats fouled by the massive oil spill in San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- California is considering a ban on bunker fuel in its waters following a collision that spilled 58,000 gallons of the low-grade oil into San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Federal investigators have found no problems with navigation systems on a Chinese container ship that hit a bridge in San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said crew members of a ship that rammed a San Francisco Bay bridge and spilled oil aren't talking.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger banned fishing in San Francisco Bay Tuesday as the cleanup continued on a massive oil spill.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Scientists are growing increasingly concerned the oil spill in San Francisco Bay could significantly impact wildlife and plants in the region.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Almost 50 boats and 200 people were added to the cleanup crew working on the San Francisco Bay oil spill Saturday.
