In Alameda, California, a series of events unfolded starting with a search operation on Friday for a person reported to have gone into the water at Encinal Beach. The search involved Alameda police, fire personnel, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Concurrently, a significant environmental incident occurred when 500 gallons of diesel fuel were accidentally spilled into the water on Friday. The source of the spill was identified as a U.S. Coast Guard ship, with the incident attributed to operator error involving the cutter’s fuel feed pump not being turned off. Amid these events, fire officials discovered a man's body underwater on Friday evening, later confirmed to be a Los Angeles man who drowned after experiencing difficulties while swimming.
The Coast Guard told the California Office of Emergency Services that the spill occurred due to operator error, wherein the cutter’s fuel feed pump was not turned off as it should have been. https://t.co/1kcgwtZeFb
Alameda: Los Angeles man drowns off Encinal Beach https://t.co/NZaNFwx3Rb
Alameda Fire Department crews said they found a man’s body underwater Friday evening after he started having trouble swimming. https://t.co/QzF7zX6WKW
U.S. Coast Guard ship accidentally releases 500 gallons of diesel in water off California coast - https://t.co/kgWihPcc2J
Fire officials located a corpse underwater in Alameda: https://t.co/8Ttri1s47M
500 gallons of diesel fuel have been accidentally spilled in Alameda: https://t.co/NYOT8rhZA6
Alameda police and fire personnel are working with the U.S. Coast Guard Friday to find a person who went into the water at Encinal Beach. https://t.co/x18rb8iec3