About 25 commercial fishermen in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. filed a lawsuit against the city Wednesday, 16 December, contending negligence by the Port of San Francisco led to a 23 May, 2020, fire that gutted a Pier 45 warehouse, destroying their gear.
Port officials, who leased space to the fishermen, failed to maintain fire protections and an aging electrical system inside the 85,000-square-foot facility, the lawsuit alleged. Port officials were also aware of homeless people entering and sometimes using fires for cooking, the suit claims.
Crabbers say they had to buy new gear for this month’s Dungeness season opener, but some have been unable to re-equip in time…