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Double-hull bill advances in Congress
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8 days ago: Cosco Busan's impact still not entirely clear
» 69 days ago: Double-hull bill advances in Congress «
94 days ago: Shipwreck pilot runs into more legal woes
125 days ago: Cosco Busan case steers into court
129 days ago: Ship’s pilot charged with negligence
129 days ago: Six crew members held sans charges
135 days ago: Mayor’s messaging after oil spill ‘private’
144 days ago: Millions on the way, and that may not be all of it
203 days ago: Spilled fuel from Cosco Busan sent off for recycling
SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - A federal bill intended to avert catastrophic oil spills like the one in San Francisco Bay in November passed a congressional committee.
The Oil Spill Prevention Act, a bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., would require protective double hulls around the fuel tanks of newly built non-tanker ships with a capacity of at least 600 cubic meters of fuel.
Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard issued its second report related to the Nov. 7 Cosco Busan spill that said the federal agency should foster better partnerships with local governments and agencies in the wake of a disaster and communicate more effectively with those involved in any response effort.
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Examiner Reader said:
If its the public's business coming through a private device, why is it any less the public's business? The mayor is saving our tax dollars by not billing us for his cell phone and service? Right.
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Examiner Reader said:
It's a container vessel not a tanker. You wrote in the same article, "... allowing the tanker ship to relocate from the middle of the San Francisco Bay to a local shipyard ..." "The 900-foot container vessel has been anchored in the greasy waters of the San Francisco Bay since Wednesday,..."
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Examiner Reader said:
What use was pilot John Cota? Wasn't it his job to prevent such mishaps? I would hope he has been suspended until further investigations conclude.
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