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Dec 9, 2007 2:52 pm US/Pacific

Beaches Remain Closed After SF Bay Oil Spill

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ― Beaches along the east side of the San Francisco Bay remain closed to the public because of contamination from a November oil spill, an East Bay Regional Park District spokeswoman said Saturday.

Shorelines, beaches and small coves are still suffering effects of the Nov. 7 spill that occurred when a 900-foot ship crashed into a tower of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and released 58,000 gallons of bunker oil into the water, spokeswoman Shelly Lewis said.
 
The only beach that has reopened is Crown Beach in Alameda County.

Crews cleaned Saturday at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, Lewis said, which is an area that was hit particularly hard.

Crews scrubbed rocks at the popular off-leash dog park and cleaned other beaches and shorelines to ensure that the areas are safe for public use.

Lewis said that the district does not like having to prohibit the areas and that it is "really trying to get them open soon."

Certain areas should reopen in the next few weeks, Lewis said.

 

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