The district attorneys of two Bay Area counties filed suit Tuesday against the owners of the vessel Dubai Star, seeking damages for a 2009 fuel spill into San Francisco Bay.
In October 2009, the vessel spilled 422 gallons of bunker fuel into the bay during refueling operations. A valve broke and the ship's crew failed to properly monitor what was going on or react quickly enough to prevent a fuel tank from overflowing, the complaint says.
"The oil from the spill caused injuries to natural resources at sea and along the shore, including injuries to birds and fish, harm to various intertidal, subtidal and shoreline habitats, and adverse impacts on recreational uses of such resources in and around the San Francisco Bay," the lawsuit reads.
In October 2009, the vessel spilled 422 gallons of bunker fuel into the bay during refueling operations. A valve broke and the ship's crew failed to properly monitor what was going on or react quickly enough to prevent a fuel tank from overflowing, the complaint says.
"The oil from the spill caused injuries to natural resources at sea and along the shore, including injuries to birds and fish, harm to various intertidal, subtidal and shoreline habitats, and adverse impacts on recreational uses of such resources in and around the San Francisco Bay," the lawsuit reads.
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