Cosco Busan pilot gets 10 months in prison

Jul. 17, 2009
The pilot of the container ship that hit the Bay Bridge in 2007 and spilled more than 53,000 gallons of fuel oil was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison today. Capt. John Cota, 61, pleaded guilty in March to misdemeanor charges of negligently polluting...
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