Command

Summary

• LOCATION: Offshore and coastline, Monterey to San Francisco County.
• DATE: September 26, 1998
• INCIDENT SUMMARY: The oil tanker Command departed San Francisco bound for Panama, to repair a damaged tank. It began discharging an estimated 3,000 gallons of Intermediate Bunker Fuel over the side of the vessel. The spilled oil was traced to the vessel, which was apprehended by the US Coast Guard off the coast of Guatemala.
• RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Pearl Shipping
• NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife; California State Lands Commission; California Dept. of Parks and Recreation; United States Fish and Wildlife Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• RESOURCES IMPACTED: Birds (over 1,500 estimated killed, including 6-12 Marbled Murrelets); shoreline habitat; recreational beach use.
• SETTLEMENT DETAILS: The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $3.9 million.
• STATUS OF RESTORATION: Final Restoration Plan completed; restoration projects now in progress; see plan and annual newsletters for details.

Available Documents

• Final Restoration Plan (PDF)
• Public Scoping Document (PDF)
• Trustee Council 2012 Newsletter (PDF)
• Trustee Council 2009 Newsletter (PDF)
• Trustee Council 2006 Newsletter (PDF)

Restoration Project Monitoring Reports

• Sooty Shearwater Restoration in New Zealand
  • 2010 Rakiura Titi Restoration Report (PDF)
  • 2012 Rakiura Titi Restoration Report (PDF)
• Corvid Management in the Santa Cruz Mountains
  • 2003 Final Report Corvid Surveys #1 (PDF)
  • 2003 Final Report Corvid Surveys #2 (PDF)
  • 2004 Final Report Corvid Surveys (PDF)
  • 2005 Final Report Corvid Surveys (PDF)
  • 2006 Final Report Corvid Surveys (PDF)
  • 2007 Draft Report Corvid Surveys (PDF)
  • 2008 Draft Report Corvid Surveys (PDF)
  • 2009 Draft Report Corvid Surveys (PDF)
  • 2003 Final Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2004 Final Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2005 Final Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2006 Final Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2007 Final Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2008 Draft Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2009 Draft Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2007 Final Report MAMU At-Sea Surveys (PDF)
  • 2008 Final Report MAMU At-Sea-Surveys (PDF)
  • 2009 Final Report MAMU At-Sea-Surveys (PDF)
  • 2010 Draft Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
  • 2010-11 Final Report MAMU At-Sea Surveys (PDF)
  • 2011 Draft Report MAMU A-V Surveys (PDF)
• Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protection in the Santa Cruz Mountains (Girl Scout Creek)
  • 2008 MAMU Audio/Visual Survey Report (PDF)
  • 2009 MAMU Audio/Visual Survey Report (PDF)
  • 2011 MAMU Audio/Visual Survey Report (PDF)
• Cassin’s Auklet Boardwalk, Farallon Islands
  • 2007 Cassin’s Auklet Boardwalk Report (PDF)
• Common Murre Nesting Ledge at Farallon Islands
  • 2010 Common Murre Nest Ledge Report (PDF)

External References

• NOAA DARRP Site
• Seabird Protection Network

Contact

Michael Anderson
Michael.Anderson@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 375-6672