SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A federal judge set an April trial date for the harbor pilot who was at the helm of a cargo ship that spilled 50,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A federal judge says the pilot of the Cosco Busan is to be tried in San Francisco for the container ship's oil spill on the bay in 2007.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (UPI) -- The lawyer for the pilot of the freighter Cosco Busan is calling new charges connected to an oil spill in San Francisco Bay irrelevant to the case.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (UPI) -- The pilot of a container ship that smashed into the San Francisco Bay Bridge spilling 50,000 gallons of fuel has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
SACRAMENTO, March 23 (UPI) -- Many ships entering California ports may not be able to comply with a state law requiring they have the capability of reporting oil spills within 30 minutes.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 (UPI) -- The pilot of the ship that struck the San Francisco Bay Bridge and spilled 58,000 gallons of oil was charged Monday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Cleaning up San Francisco Bay is likely to cost at least as much as the fine faced by the owner of a ship that spilled 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A California commission suspended the license Saturday of the pilot who guided a Chinese container ship into a bridge in San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Volunteers say birds contaminated with oil are continuing to show up on San Francisco Bay beaches three weeks after a devastating oil spill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee wants a Department of Homeland Security investigation into the emergency response to a San Francisco Bay oil spill.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Federal and state officials are trying to devise a plan for the safe cleaning of 11,000 boats fouled by the massive oil spill in San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- California is considering a ban on bunker fuel in its waters following a collision that spilled 58,000 gallons of the low-grade oil into San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Federal investigators have found no problems with navigation systems on a Chinese container ship that hit a bridge in San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger banned fishing in San Francisco Bay Tuesday as the cleanup continued on a massive oil spill.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Scientists are growing increasingly concerned the oil spill in San Francisco Bay could significantly impact wildlife and plants in the region.
