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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo shows an aerial view of Waldenberg Park and skimmers cleaning up oil following a massive oil spill in 2007. The Cosco Busan, a container ship, dumped 58,000 gallons of oil after striking the San Francisco Bay bridge in California. Oil streamers are a result from the lifting of the damaged barge. (UPI Photo/NOAA)
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A bunker fuel oil spill is threatening San Francisco Bay's ecosystem, which is already stressed by drought, ecologists say.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18 (UPI) -- A veteran ship's pilot has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for his part in an accident that dumped 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Federal officials said Wednesday health problems, ineffectiveness and poor communications led to a 2007 shipping accident and fuel spill in San Francisco Bay.
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.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A review of the Nov. 7 oil spill in San Francisco Bay urged improvements in first response and the managing of volunteers helping with the shoreline cleanup.
