San Francisco Bay

A submarine used in World War II is back home in the San Francisco Bay.

A submarine used in world war two is back home in the San Francisco bay. The USS Pampanito, a floating museum and national historic landmark, is docked at pier 45 at Fisherman’s Wharf.

A 51-year-old woman led authorities on a low-speed chase Monday in San Rafael that included hopping fences in a gated community and swimming to West Marin Island, all in an effort to elude capture after police said she assaulted a grocery store clerk with a hammer, a bottle and her fists.

An alarming number of whales have washed up on Bay Area beaches this year so on Tuesday, local environmentalists gathered to call for changes to make the bay safer for the sea giants.

An alarming number of whales have washed up on Bay Area beaches this year so on Tuesday, local environmentalists gathered to call for changes to make the bay safer for the sea giants. Lili Tan reports.

Scientists with the Marine Mammal Center have responded to three more dead gray whales reported in San Francisco Bay recently, center officials said Friday.

Scientists with the Marine Mammal Center have responded to three more dead gray whales reported in San Francisco Bay recently, center officials said Friday.

About 500,000 Chinook salmon, which started the day in a state hatchery, are finding themselves in San Francisco Bay Tuesday.

Half a million baby salmon entered San Francisco Bay, perhaps destined for your dinner table in a year or two. The salmon were trucked in from state hatcheries to minimize drought related losses, and to ensure a salmon season in the future. Terry McSweeney reports.

Ships are hitting and killing whales off the California coast at some of the highest rates in more than a decade, according to data obtained and tabulated by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. The spike in ‘ship strikes’ comes despite a 5-year government initiative to slow down vessels as they make their way into San Francisco Bay.

Some of the world’s most majestic and mysterious creatures are being killed in the Bay Area. Cargo ships and barges are striking whales, including several endangered species, at levels believed to be much higher than what has historically been reported. Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban exposes how it is happening and why solutions to stop ship strikes have not worked. This...

Ships traveling off the California coast could soon be forced to adhere to mandatory speed limits after voluntary restrictions have repeatedly proved ineffective at significantly reducing deadly collisions with whales. An increasing number of whale deaths in and around the San Francisco Bay has pushed a national environmental group to take legal action against the Biden administration in hopes of...

Several container ships are staged on San Francisco Bay waiting to be unloaded as the Port of Oakland reported record volume in import and export cargo for March, port officials said Tuesday.

A team of sailboat racers on the San Francisco Bay last weekend captured quite the majestic sight: a rainbow in the spray from a whale’s blowhole.

A team of sailboat racers on the San Francisco Bay last weekend captured quite the majestic sight: a rainbow in the spray from a whale’s blowhole.

Asian Pacific America: Baykeeper is dedicated to curbing pollution and advocating for the health of the San Francisco Bay.

Marine life experts said the first humpback whale of the year is swimming in the San Francisco Bay.

Crews are working to clean up a petroleum spill in San Francisco Bay near the wharf at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, authorities said Wednesday.

Crews are working to clean up a petroleum spill in San Francisco Bay near the wharf at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, authorities said Wednesday.

An investigation is underway for a leak that was spilling five gallons of petroleum product a minute into the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon at the Chevron refinery long wharf in Richmond.