Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area has recently experienced their worst oil spill in over twenty years. Rescue workers hurried to save any wildlife that may have been damaged. Oil cleanup crews raced to clean the 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel that leaked out. The cause was a collision with a support beam on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge which left a 100 foot gash on the vessel which caused the leakage.

It's sad because this was where I grew up and hearing dozens of beaches closing and rescue workers scurrying to minimize environmental damage is hard. The governor even declared the area a state of emergency as the investigation continues. Someone has to be blamed for this accident. The cleanup will continue on for weeks and even months, and there will be long lasting effects.

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