Chris Giorni watches a group of 38 birds return to the ocean. Chronicle photo by Michael Macor
38 birds are returned to the wild near Pillar Point. Chronicle photo by Michael Macor
Tom Rusert takes a bird down to the shore. Chronicle photo by Michael Macor
(11-16) 16:15 PST San Francisco - --
Coast Guard officials, saying there is no more oil from the Nov. 7 San Francisco Bay spill to clean from the surface, ended skimming operations on the bay and the Pacific Ocean this morning and said cleanup efforts will focus on sensitive areas such as tidal marshes and rocky shorelines....
Coast Guard officials, saying there is no more oil from the Nov. 7 San Francisco Bay spill to clean from the surface, ended skimming operations on the bay and the Pacific Ocean this morning and said cleanup efforts will focus on sensitive areas such as tidal marshes and rocky shorelines....
...But Angel Island is of particular concern, according to Barry McFarland of the O'Brien's Group, the firm hired for the cleanup by the owner of the Cosco Busan, the ship that hit the base of a Bay Bridge tower last week, unleashing 58,000 gallons of fuel oil into the bay.
Officials said the island's rocky shoreline makes it difficult to clean up because of all the dips and crevasses on the shore....
Officials said the island's rocky shoreline makes it difficult to clean up because of all the dips and crevasses on the shore....
