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SF OIL SPILL
Tests show Bay water is clean
- Although concerns of residual oil from the Nov. 7 Cosco Busan spill still linger around the Bay, two separate tests have shown no conclusive proof that fuel has threatened an important fishery in the North Bay or a shipping channel in Oakland.
- Although concerns of residual oil from the Nov. 7 Cosco Busan spill still linger around the Bay, two separate tests have shown no conclusive proof that fuel has threatened an important fishery in the North Bay or a shipping channel in Oakland.
Coscu Busan pilot surrenders license to Coast Guard
- The pilot of the Cosco Busan voluntarily turned in his federal merchant marine officers license today, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
- The pilot of the Cosco Busan voluntarily turned in his federal merchant marine officers license today, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
Bay still shows signs of oil contamination
- As the Cosco Busan powered out of the Bay on Thursday, tests revealed that it had left behind traces of spilled fuel in shoreline fish-breeding habitats.
Cosco Busan owners pay $80M to leave
- Today's departure of the Cosco Busan container ship, which caused a major San Francisco Bay oil spill when it struck a tower of the Bay Bridge Nov. 7, came only after the owners posted nearly $80 million for a surety bond, the California Department of Fish and Game said.
- Today's departure of the Cosco Busan container ship, which caused a major San Francisco Bay oil spill when it struck a tower of the Bay Bridge Nov. 7, came only after the owners posted nearly $80 million for a surety bond, the California Department of Fish and Game said.
Group turns oil into food for ’shrooms
- A San Francisco resident and others who used human hair to scour Cosco Busan shipping fuel from Bay Area shorelines think they’ve come up with a way to use mushrooms to organically turn spilled oil into compost, but attempts to use the container ship’s spilled fuel to test the technology have been thwarted.
- A San Francisco resident and others who used human hair to scour Cosco Busan shipping fuel from Bay Area shorelines think they’ve come up with a way to use mushrooms to organically turn spilled oil into compost, but attempts to use the container ship’s spilled fuel to test the technology have been thwarted.
Oil spill ship moves, but still in Bay
- Officials spent less than an hour today hauling the patched up Cosco Busan from a San Francisco pier to a much less expensive anchored area, U.S. Coast Guard officials said today.
Bay spill lawsuits pour in
- Legal complaints against the owners of the Cosco Busan and its local pilot are piling up as workers continue to wash away oil from Bay Area shores.
- Legal complaints against the owners of the Cosco Busan and its local pilot are piling up as workers continue to wash away oil from Bay Area shores.
S.F. sues owners of Cosco Busan
- The city filed a lawsuit Monday claiming negligence by the owners and operators of the ship that caused last month's oil spill in San Francisco Bay.
Oil cleanup not ending anytime soon
- Most of the workers who have cleaned Cosco Busan fuel from Bay Area shorelines are expected to be sent home by the end of this week, but officials have warned that toxic oil will remain on some coastal rocks.
- Most of the workers who have cleaned Cosco Busan fuel from Bay Area shorelines are expected to be sent home by the end of this week, but officials have warned that toxic oil will remain on some coastal rocks.
Cosco Busan captain charged with misconduct
- A state board of pilot commissioners filed misconduct charges today against Cosco Busan pilot Capt. John Cota for the Nov. 7 crash of the vessel that caused a 58,000-gallon oil spill in San Francisco Bay.
Lawmakers seek oil spill legislation, independent review
- Against a backdrop of flying sparks from repairs on the container ship Cosco Busan, a Bay Area delegation of state assemblymembers in San Francisco today pledged to introduce legislation aimed at improving a collective response to major oil spills.
- Against a backdrop of flying sparks from repairs on the container ship Cosco Busan, a Bay Area delegation of state assemblymembers in San Francisco today pledged to introduce legislation aimed at improving a collective response to major oil spills.