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Port of Richmond (California)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Richmond_(California)



Tug Tiger
On December 11th, 2011 the Tug Tiger sunk in the Port of Richmond Harbor. The Tug Tiger was a decommissioned former US Navy Tug that served during World War II. In 1944, modifications were made to the Tug Tiger in order to hold more oil. Although it is not known how much the Tug Tiger could hold, it is estimated that the maximum capacity of the tug was about 78,000 gallons of oil. The Tug Tiger was originally brought to the Port of Richmond in order to be cleaned before heading to be scrapped.

Oil Spill
As a result of the Tug Tiger sinking an unknown amount of oil was leaked into the port. The United States Coast Guard was called in, in order to clean up the oil. After the spill approximately 1,450 gallons of an oil-water mixture was collected from the Tug Tiger. There are still continued efforts in order to clean up oil from the Tug Tiger.

In addition to this, another tug, the Tug Lion, parked near the Tug Tiger has an estimated 15,000 gallons of oil-water that have been collected from the vessel. It is unknown if there remain issues with Tug Lion however a protective barrier remains around the tug.

A group of "55 personal from the Coast Guard, the Department of Fish and Games, the National Response Corporation Environmental Services and Global Salvage and Diving were brought in to work on the site."

Clean Air Action Plan
"The goal of the Port of Richmond Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) is to develop and recommend feasible, cost-effective strategies and programs to reduce air emissions and health risks from operations at the Port of Richmond, while allowing port development to continue bringing revenue and jobs to the City of Richmond" In June of 2010 the final draft of the Clean Air Action Plan for the Port of Richmond was published. The aim of this program was to create systems in order to reduce the amount of pollution created by the Port of Richmond, all the while producing minimal negative impacts on the on going work in and around the port.

Compared to other ports
Compared to other ports; Port of Oakland, Port of Long Beach, and Port of Los Angeles; the Port of Richmond releases a fraction of the pollutants of these other ports. The pollutants being measured are ROG, CO, NOx, PM, SO2, and CO2.

Honda Port of Entry
Approved by the Richmond City Council in October 2008, the Honda Port of Entry Project reintroduced Honda back into the Port of Richmond. As a result of this project coming into fruition it seeks to expand and improve the existing automobile import and processing facilities in the Point Potrero Maine Terminal. New rail services and car-carrying ships are being introduced to increase the import and processing of automobiles. This will reduce the number of unnecessary operations in the transportation of cars such as reduced auto trips, improved locomotives, and reduced wasted time for imports. This is a huge milestone in the development of the Richmond and the Port of Richmond.

Port Facilities
Port of Richmond handles bulk liquid, dry bulk, metals, vehicles, and break-bulk cargo. the port has five city-owned terminals and ten privately owned terminals.

Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is located at 1124 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. The property is approximately 8 acres and is used for storage and distribution of liquid and bulk materials. This terminal has no cargo handling equipment. It is connected to the adjacent rail services of BNSF and UPSP.

Terminal 3
Terminal 3 is located at 1411 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. The property is approximately 20 acres and is used for import, storage and distribution of break bulk, project cargo, and container. This terminal has two 37 short ton portainers. It is connected to the adjacent rail services of BNSF and UPSP.

Terminal 4
Terminal 4 is located at 2101 Western Drive Richmond, CA 94804, USA. The property is approximately 37 acres and is currently not being used for any specific tasks. This terminal has no cargo handling equipment. It is connected to the adjacent rail services of BNSF and UPSP.

Terminal 5, 6, 7
Terminal 5, 6, 7 is located at 1301 Canal Blvd Richmond, CA 94804, USA. The property is approximately 130 acres and is used for import, storage and distribution of autos, break bulk, and liquid bulk. This terminal has no cargo handling equipment. It is connected to the adjacent rail services of BNSF and has eleven rail car spots.

Shipyard #3
Used during World War II, Shipyard #3 was constructed by Henry J. Kaiser's Firm. This shipyard was constructed as a "permanent shipyard, which is one reason it is still relatively intact."

Today there is a trail that circles the shipyard known "Shipyard #3 Trail", which also share paths with the "Ferry Point Loop". The trail is dotted with seven historical markers that illustrate the shipyard's rich history and role in the development of the Port of Richmond.

According to the Trails of Richmond Action Committee "Shipyard 3 is the only place where WW II ship building facilities remain in the U.S."

The trail is also in view of the S.S. Red Oak Victory and a Whirley Crane. The Whirley Crane was used by the Kaiser Corporations.

My Sources
Richmond, cities, United States. (2013). Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, 1. http://ezproxy.csum.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=39028496&site=ehost-live

http://richmondconfidential.org/2011/12/15/crews-continue-cleaning-oil-from-sunken-tugboat/

Edits and Comments by Vinni Rodriguez
The part about the Tug Lion, you never state exactly what happened. Did it sink? CLARITY

What is break bulk? CLARITY

I added some commas, "the"'s, and "to"'s.

There was no bias in this article, all seemed completely factual and proper.

There are two places where I felt you should add where you received the information.

1. The 1st source is a news article. A. The website is paid by receiving donations. I do not think this gives them a bias since they accept donations from anyone. B. The reporter is from Oakland, so she is close to the scene. The authors of the website are graduate students from UC Berkeley. While she has no past history that she would specialize in a field involving oil spills, the article is fairly brief and not a lot of expertise is required to write it. 2. The 2nd source is a government website. A. The article is paid for by the city of Richmond; this introduces no bias since it is a factual government website. B. It has no author. It is not self published.

3. The 3rd source is from the same website as the 2nd, so the previous statement applies.

4. The 4th source is a organizational and historical website. A. The website says that is nonprofit and receives donations. I do not see how it can have that much of a bias being a website that mainly focuses on historical information. B. It has no author. Qualifications unknown.

5. The 5th source I'm not exactly sure what to classify it as. It is a .com website dedicated to the city of richmond. It gives historical facts about Richmond and links to news articles involving the city of Richmond. A. The website is a huge website to navigate and does not specifically say who it is paid by. It does have several ads on the website, but I believe they are all local to Richmond. B. Freddy did not give the link to the exact article he was referring too and the website is massive, so I have no idea if there is an author for the particular facts Freddy was  discussing.

6. The 6th source is a continuation of the 5th source. It comes from the same website. A. SAME AS 5TH SOURCE. B. No author. I couldn't find any bias in the article, it just described the region and gave information about several projects happening in that area. It also contained several photos; the article appears to be written like a brochure.