Baykeeper Updates Related to Vessel Pollution

BK In The News: January 26, 2024
Commuters who ride the ferry between Vallejo and San Francisco are familiar with the sight – a sunken three story paddle boat on the southern shore between the old Sperry Mill silos and the Kiewit storage yard. The 130-foot-long Grand Romance has deteriorated since it was first moored in Vallejo in...
BK In The News: January 16, 2024
On Jan. 2, a 27-foot sailboat sank off the southern coast of Alameda in stormy weather. Rescue crews saved the man on board, but the ship landed beside a long rock wall jutting from the island. The next day, Brock De Lappe, a former harbor master and Alameda resident, walked over to the rock wall....
BK In The News: April 26, 2019
The eviction notices came during the night, left in mailboxes, and tied to boats in plastic bags. For many at the Emeryville Marina, the wave of evictions were a surprise... Baykeeper, an organization that helps monitor the Bay’s ecosystem, has documented evidence of boaters polluting the Bay with...
Column: April 1, 2012
With Opening Day on the way, and the America’s Cup around the corner, lots of folks—including Baykeeper—are busy with spring boat maintenance, all in preparation for a special boating season. After a (second) four-year stint with silicone-based epoxy hull paint, our 19’ C-Dory catamaran (with...
Blog Post: March 12, 2012
Pollution from large vessels needs to be tightly regulated and the results publicly accessible, Baykeeper recently told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA is updating the national Vessel General Permit, which regulates many sources of pollution from commercial ships over 79...
Column: March 1, 2012
Can one boater make a difference? Consider this: A weekend boater flushing untreated sewage into San Francisco Bay produces the same bacterial pollution as 10,000 people whose sewage passes through a treatment plant. One marina operator can make a big difference, too. At Sausalito’s Galilee Harbor...
Blog Post: February 17, 2012
Cruise ships and other large vessels will no longer be allowed to dump their sewage into the water within three miles of California’s coast, including anywhere in San Francisco Bay or the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The prohibition is contained in a new rule announced last week by the U.S....
Column: May 2, 2011
First, a sewage spill update: since I wrote last month about our annual Bay Area winter sewage spills, the number of gallons of sewage spilled has doubled! After a very rainy March, we can now say that nearly a quarter billion gallons of raw or undertreated sewage have entered San Francisco Bay and...
Blog Post: February 16, 2011
Update: The sheen on the water around the barge is reportedly a small amount of engine oil, and the barge's fuel tanks were not damaged. Booms are in place around the barge. Baykeeper spoke with local officials to confirm that measures are being taken to protect sensitive sites in the area – as...
Column: August 1, 2010
Summertime is here and if you’re like me, you’re spending more time on the water with longer, warmer days. As Bay Area residents flock to recreational hotspots along our shorelines, they may be unaware that their boating plans can have an impact on the Bay’s environment. Whether you’re in...
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