▁Bay , ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay . ▁Only ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁vessels ▁currently ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁Su is un ▁Bay ▁Reserve ▁Fle et . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁MAR AD ▁have ▁officially ▁announced ▁the ▁fleet ▁closure ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁All ▁remaining ▁ships ▁will ▁be ▁sold ▁at ▁au ction ▁or ▁scra pped . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁issues ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁several ▁environmental ▁groups ▁have ▁raised ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁environmental ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁fleet . ▁Pot ential ▁concerns ▁include ▁heavy ▁met als ▁and ▁anti - f ou ling ▁agents ▁in ▁the ▁paint ▁that ▁is ▁pe eling ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁vessels , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁PC B s ▁and ▁other ▁ha z ard ous ▁materials ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁released . ▁Congress ▁respond ed ▁to ▁these ▁concerns ▁by ▁fund ing ▁the ▁National ▁Ocean ic ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Administration ▁( NO AA ) ▁to ▁design ▁and ▁implement ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁cont amin ants ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁fleet . ▁ ▁NO AA ' s ▁Dam age ▁Ass ess ment , ▁Response ▁and ▁Rest oration ▁Program ▁( D AR R P ) ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁this ▁project ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁NO AA ' s ▁team ▁has ▁ass essed ▁existing ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁determine ▁data ▁g aps , ▁research ed ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁environmental ▁setting ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁discussed ▁the ▁project