Crews clean up fuel in bay sanctuary after boat washes ashore

Cleanup crews removed about 200 gallons of diesel-tainted water from the bay Feb. 7 after a boat ran aground and began leaking fuel between Blackie’s Pasture and McKegney Green.
The 43-foot Chris-Craft, which apparently broke loose from the Richardson Bay anchorage during a pair of recent storms, has been tagged as marine debris, with the registered owner mailed a 10-day removal notice.
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