Office of Spill Prevention & Response About OSPR Cal Spill WatchCal Spill WatchCal Spill Watch(opens in new tab) Enforcement Grants & Outreach Harbor Safety Laws & Regulations News & Publications Preparedness, Planning, & Exercises Response Resources Restoration (NRDA) Science & Wildlife Volunteer Opportunities Summary Spill Location. LOCATION: Humboldt Bay and Humboldt County Coast. DATE: November 5, 1997 INCIDENT SUMMARY: The M/V Kure collided with a loading dock in Humboldt Bay, rupturing a fuel tank and spilling several thousand gallons of bunker fuel oil into the bay. RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Kure Shipping S.A. and Patt Manfield Co., Ltd. NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEE: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, California State Lands Commission, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. RESOURCES IMPACTED: Birds (3,950 estimated killed, including 130 Marbled Murrelets); habitat (saltmarsh, mudflats); human recreational uses (sea kayaking, camping, surfing). SETTLEMENT DETAILS: The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $4.82 million. This includes $2.42 million for various habitat and recreational use projects, and a conservation easement for the EF Hunter and Big Mynot forest parcels, valued at $2.4 million. STATUS OF RESTORATION: Final Restoration Plan completed; restoration projects now in progress. Available Documents Notification of Change in Restoration Project for Kure and Stuyvesant Oil Spills Final (PDF) Kure DARP Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (PDF) Kure DARP Final Appendices (PDF) Kure/Stuyvesant Trustee Council News Update January 2013 (PDF) Administrative Record Kure Administrative Records Index (PDF) Restoration Project Monitoring Reports Grebe Colony Protection 2010 Lake Earl Grebe Report (PDF) 2011 Lake Earl Grebe Report (PDF) Pelican Disturbance Reduction in Humboldt Bay Communication Strategies to Mitigate Impacts to Pelicans and Cormorants (Ward et al.) (PDF) 2012 Brown Pelicans and Fish Waste in Northern California (Jaques) (PDF) 2013 Reducing Injury to Brown Pelicans in Northern California Harbors (Bird Ally X) (PDF) Corvid Management in Redwood National and State Parks 2010 Redwood National and State Parks Corvid Management Report (PDF) 2011 Redwood National and State Parks Corvid Management Report (PDF) 2011 MAMU At-Sea Surveys (PDF) 2012 MAMU At-Sea Surveys (PDF) 2011 Ward et al. Corvid Management Education Communication Report (PDF) 2012 Redwood National and State Parks Corvid Management Report (PDF) Common Murre Restoration on the North Coast 2010 Decline of the Common Murre Colony at Redding Rock (PDF) 2011 Assessment of Four Potential Common Murre Restoration Projects (PDF) Snowy Plover Dune Enhancement, Little River State Beach 2009 Little River Nearshore Dunes Restoration Project Report (PDF) 2010 Little River Nearshore Dunes Restoration Project Report (PDF) 2011 Little River Nearshore Dunes Restoration Project Report (PDF) Snowy Plover Dune Enhancement, South Spit Humboldt Bay 2009 South Spit Dune Restoration Report (PDF) 2010 South Spit Dune Restoration Report (PDF) Palmer's Point Enhancement 2010 Palmer's Point Enhancement Project Report (PDF) 2011 Palmer's Point Enhancement Project Report (PDF) Contact Jeffery Dayton Email: Jeffery.Dayton@wildlife.ca.gov phone: (707) 441-5736