The State Lands Commission of California has carried out the largest-ever cleanup of abandoned commercial vessels at a single site in its history. The operation took place at the Sevenmile Slough area in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, at a location locally known as the Skarry site. This stretch of water had been heavily affected by rotting, abandoned vessels for years. For decades, abandoned vessels have been a persistent issue across California’s waterways. However, the problem has been especially severe in the Delta region. The Commission said that the site contained several large and deteriorating vessels that had remained untouched in the water, continuing to break down and causing concerns for public safety and the environment. … Workers cleared nearly 1,000 tons of debris from the Delta. They also found and removed more than 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel from one of the largest crane barges.

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