On April 28, 2004, a petroleum pipeline operated by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners ruptured, initially reported as spilling 1,500 barrels (264m³) of diesel fuel in the marshes, but, this was later updated to about 2,950 barrels. Kinder Morgan pleaded guilty to operating a corroded pipeline (and cited for failing to notify authorities quickly after the spill was discovered) and paid three million dollars in penalties and restitution.[2][3]
The bay was the anchorage of the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, a part of the US Navy Mothball or Ghost Fleet,[4] a collection of U.S. Navy and merchant reserve ships which was created in the period following World War II. The USNS Glomar Explorer was anchored here after recovering parts of a sunken Soviet submarine in the mid-1970s (see Project Azorian). Many ships were removed and sold for scrap in the 1990s. In 2010, plans were announced to remove the oldest remaining parts of the Suisun Bay mothball fleet in stages. The last of the 57 ships in the old Mothball Fleet were removed in August 2017. There are still a number of naval ships in Suisun Bay. Most are part of the Military Sealift CommandReady Reserve Fleet.
The battleship USS Iowa and "Ghost Fleet" in Suisun Bay (Iowa has since moved to the Port of Los Angeles as a museum ship).
Another view of the "Ghost Fleet", also known as the "Moth Ball Fleet".
^"Assault on America: A Decade of Petroleum Company Disaster, Pollution, and Profit". NWF. 2010.
^Mike Taugher (August 18, 2010). "Oil spill fine goes to restore Suisun Marsh wetlands". Times-Herald. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^"Rusty Navy: The Bay Area's 'Mothball Fleet' Enters a New Era". KQED Public Radio. 2017.
External links
Kinder Morgan Information Regarding Pipeline Release
Carl Nolte (April 1, 2010). "Suisun Bay's ghost fleet may finally R.I.P." SF Gate.
April 24, 2023
suisun, soon, wintun, where, west, wind, blows, shallow, tidal, estuary, northeastern, extension, francisco, northern, california, lies, confluence, sacramento, river, joaquin, river, forming, entrance, sacramento, joaquin, river, delta, inverted, river, delta. Suisun Bay s e ˈ s uː n se SOON Wintun for where the west wind blows is a shallow tidal estuary a northeastern extension of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River forming the entrance to the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta an inverted river delta To the west Suisun Bay is drained by the Carquinez Strait which connects to San Pablo Bay a northern extension of San Francisco Bay Suisun Marsh the tidal marsh land to the north is the largest marsh in California citation needed Grizzly Bay forms a northern extension of Suisun Bay Suisun Bay is directly north of Contra Costa County Suisun BayAerial photo of the Suisun Bay looking east at the Benicia Martinez Bridges Benicia is on the left Martinez to the right Suisun BayShow map of Sacramento San Joaquin River DeltaSuisun BayShow map of San Francisco Bay AreaSuisun BayShow map of CaliforniaSuisun BayShow map of the United StatesCoordinates38 04 N 122 04 W 38 07 N 122 07 W 38 07 122 07 1 Coordinates 38 04 N 122 04 W 38 07 N 122 07 W 38 07 122 07 1 TypeBayRiver sourcesSacramento and San Joaquin RiverOcean sea sourcesPacific OceanBasin countriesUnited StatesSettlementsAntioch and OakleyThe bay was named in 1811 after the Suisunes a Patwin tribe of Wintun Indians The Central Pacific Railroad built a train ferry that operated between Benicia and Port Costa California from 1879 to 1930 The ferry boats Solano and Contra Costa were removed from service when the nearby Martinez railroad bridge was completed in 1930 From 1913 until 1954 the Sacramento Northern Railway an electrified interurban line crossed Suisun Bay with the Ramon a distillate powered train ferry On April 28 2004 a petroleum pipeline operated by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners ruptured initially reported as spilling 1 500 barrels 264m of diesel fuel in the marshes but this was later updated to about 2 950 barrels Kinder Morgan pleaded guilty to operating a corroded pipeline and cited for failing to notify authorities quickly after the spill was discovered and paid three million dollars in penalties and restitution 2 3 Contents 1 Geography 2 Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography Edit San Pablo Bay with Suisun Bay at upper right See also List of islands of California Suisun BaySuisun Bay Reserve Fleet EditThe bay was the anchorage of the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet a part of the US Navy Mothball or Ghost Fleet 4 a collection of U S Navy and merchant reserve ships which was created in the period following World War II The USNS Glomar Explorer was anchored here after recovering parts of a sunken Soviet submarine in the mid 1970s see Project Azorian Many ships were removed and sold for scrap in the 1990s In 2010 plans were announced to remove the oldest remaining parts of the Suisun Bay mothball fleet in stages The last of the 57 ships in the old Mothball Fleet were removed in August 2017 There are still a number of naval ships in Suisun Bay Most are part of the Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Fleet The battleship USS Iowa and Ghost Fleet in Suisun Bay Iowa has since moved to the Port of Los Angeles as a museum ship Another view of the Ghost Fleet also known as the Moth Ball Fleet See also Edit San Francisco Bay Area portalSan Francisco Bay Grizzly Bay Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel Sacramento Deep Water Ship ChannelReferences Edit Suisun Bay Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Assault on America A Decade of Petroleum Company Disaster Pollution and Profit NWF 2010 Mike Taugher August 18 2010 Oil spill fine goes to restore Suisun Marsh wetlands Times Herald Retrieved June 28 2018 Rusty Navy The Bay Area s Mothball Fleet Enters a New Era KQED Public Radio 2017 External links EditKinder Morgan Information Regarding Pipeline Release Carl Nolte April 1 2010 Suisun Bay s ghost fleet may finally R I P SF Gate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suisun Bay amp oldid 1109313909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
