Oakland County

Ship that sank in Oakland Estuary had environmental mission

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9 months ago

May 28, 2025

MM Team

A 100-foot lengthy sailboat fell on Sunday round 6 pm within the estuary of Oakland, in order that concern of the locals of the boat might leak the bay and close by water of water resembling Lake Merritt.

That hazard appears to have been averted, because of a fast response from the Alameda Hearth Division, Coast Guard and California Division of Fish and Wildlife.

California Division of Fish and Wildlife officers watch how a piece group secures the sunken SV Kaisei on 27 Might 2025. Credit score: Darwin Bondgraham / The Oaklandside

Alameda Hearth Division Pio Kevin Tidwell mentioned on Tuesday morning that fireside brigade personnel “stabilized the boat and ensured that there was no quick hazard or dangers for the general public.” This included transferring boats within the neighborhood, whereas a group of firefighters used chainsaws and different instruments to chop the a part of the dock away the place the massive sailboat was moored. The restoration operation is now supervised by the coast guard.

The SV Kaisei had an estimated 400 liter diesel on board. The reason for the immersion of the boat is unknown.

The Ocean Voyages InstituteThe proprietor of the boat, KTVU mentioned they suppose one thing has hit the SV Kaisei. The coast guard nonetheless has to weigh the trigger.

A diver comes up after working beneath water to safe the SV Kaisei. The boat had an estimated 400 liters of diesel in his tanks when he dropped between Oakland and Alameda on Sunday 25 Might 2025. Credit score: Darwin Bondgraham / The Oaklandside

The Ocean Voyages Institute, based in 1979, despatched the SV Kaisei to scrub up waste within the Pacific, together with in 2009, 2011 and 2012. However the native inhabitants in Alameda says in recent times that the boat didn’t appear to have left the dock.

On Tuesday, a crew, together with divers, labored on the boat, which stays utterly immersed, aside from his masts. A Ministry of Overseas Affairs of Fish and Wildlife Boat within the Water within the space to test the clear -up effort, whereas small teams of individuals appeared on the operation of the NOB Hill Meals car parking zone of Alameda.