Date of incident: October 28, 1996.
Location: San Francisco Bay area, San Francisco, California.
Trustees:
Case status: Settled September 15, 1998. Initiating restoration plan projects.
Overview: On October 28, 1996, the military reserve vessel SS
Cape Mohican spilled an estimated 96,000 gallons of intermediate fuel oil (IFO 180) into a dry dock structure. Approximately 40,000 gallons of fuel escaped into the San Francisco Bay at Pier 70. The spill occurred during routine maintenance when an opened valve discharged stored fuel while oil was being transferred from a stabilization tank. The oil affected many sensitive and highly valued natural resources such as national sanctuaries, historical parks and sites, beaches, and wetlands.
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Find the Latest Updates on the
Cape Mohican Restoration Projects
The Cape Mohican Restoration Projects Annual Report released earlier this year
(January 2008) includes the most current updates for all project areas and a
summary of the project budget. The project areas include 1) Bird Restoration;
2) Fisheries and Water Quality; 3) Wetlands and Mudflats; 4) Sandy Beach and
Rocky Intertidal Habitat Projects; 5) Human Use
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