California Department of Fish & Game

Spills and Events
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDA)

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 TRUSTREE	California Dept. of Fish and Game, 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 .

Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP) Report Appendices