In 2016, a whistleblower alerted SFBaykeeper of frequent discharges and large aerial plumes spewing from boats in the Port of Benicia. When patrolling the area by boat, it didn't detect any plumes or signs of violation. Then, it launched a drone.
Cole Burchiel flies his drone at Point Molate Beach in Richmond, Calif. Burchiel, a field investigator at Baykeeper, uses the drone as part of efforts at the environmental non-profit organization to monitor the growing number of potential threats from heavy industry along the shoreline of the Bay.
“This is a big parking lot,” said Burchiel. “We’ve got full cargo ships out here. We’ve got two oil tankers right there that are sitting low in the water.” It’s a fact, he said, “that’s a little anxiety-provoking” because it means these idling ships are full of oil and pose a risk of leaking into the Bay.
“Frankly, Baykeeper is being challenged to pivot to meet this moment,” said executive director Sejal Choksi-Chugh. “What we’re seeing now are these climate threats to the Bay. They’re a lot bigger than just a single polluter, and they’re a lot bigger than just a single agency action.” A whistleblower first alerted Baykeeper of frequent discharges and large aerial plumes spewing from the boats during loading in 2016. But when Burchiel patrolled the area by boat, he was unable to detect any plumes or signs of violation. Then, he launched a drone.
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