T/V EXXON NEW ORLEANS; San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California | 1987-Oct-30

Initial Notification: At approximately 1500 on October 30, 1987, the EXXON NEW ORLEANS, an 800-foot crude oil tanker, was entering Anchorage 9 inside San Francisco Bay when a valve malfunctioned while transferring crude oil from one tank to another. As a result, an estimated 200 barrels of crude oil were flushed into the bay through the sea suction valve. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Alameda, immediately dispatched personnel to the scene of the incident. The Coast Guard notified the California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and local environmental action groups. USCG district 12.