The United States Coast Guard recently stated that one of its vessels, the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, accidentally discharged roughly 500 gallons of diesel fuel about 30 miles offshore of Fort Bragg, California.
The incident occurred Friday morning while the Alder was travelling to Humboldt Bay. The 225-foot buoy tender vessel is part of the Juniper class and is based in San Francisco.
The Incident Management Division of Coast Guard Sector San Francisco has assumed command...