Alameda Fire Department addresses sinking ship in Oakland Estuary

The Alameda Fire Department was on the scene of a large, masted vessel sinking in the Oakland Estuary Sunday evening, the department said.

Firefighters worked to protect other vessels in the 2500 block of Blanding Avenue in the estuary from being impacted and deployed a floating boom to prevent oil spread, the department said on X shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday.

It was not immediately clear what caused the ship to sink.