Built - Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Ulsan/Korea in 2001
Call Sign - VRDI6
IMO - 9231743
Type - CONTAINER SHIP
Flag - HONG KONG
Port of Registry - HONG KONG
Grt - 65.131
Dwt - 68.086
Lenght - 274.67
Breadth - 40.00
Capacity - 5.551 TEU's
Reefer Capacity - 0 TEU's
Speed - 25.9 Knots
Shipowner - Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd., Seoul/South Korea
Shipmanager - Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), Geneva/Switzerland
Ex Names - HANJIN VENEZIA-08, COSCO BUSAN-08, HANJIN CAIRO-06
Photo Place Port of Rio Grande - Brazil
Date - 21/11/2008
Casualtie - 07/11/2007 - COSCO BUSAN
Story
Português
O derramamento de 220.000 litros aconteceu na quarta de manhã, quando o mercante "Cosco Busan", um navio de 274,67 metros de comprimento que transporta contêineres, saía do porto de Oakland, na baía de San Francisco, e colidiu contra uma torre da ponte, em meio a uma espessa neblina.
A tripulação foi submetida a testes de alcoolemia, que tiveram resultado negativo.
Nesta sexta de manhã, a maré negra havia se dispersado além da desembocadura da baía, a mais de 20 km do local da colisão.
O serviço californiano de caça e pesca contabilizou ontem à noite 32 aves contaminadas por petróleo, das quais seis já morreram. O chefe-adjunto do órgão classificou o derramamento de "muito importante".
"É algo que nos preocupa muito", afirmou, acrescentando que centenas de animais estão ameaçados.
Mais de 200 membros dos serviços de emergência foram mobilizados, além de oito navios especializados na recuperação de combustíveis em superfície.
Estima-se que "cerca de 30.000 litros foram recuperados" desde a noite de quarta-feira, de acordo com a Guarda Costeira.
Logo após o navio foi descarregado e levado a um estaleiro para reparos.
English
The motor vessel Cosco Busan, a 900-foot container carrier, allided with one of the towers of the San Francisco Bay Bridge Wednesday morning, prompting a response from the Coast Guard, CALTRANS, the city of San Francisco and several other state and local agencies.
The allision occurred at 8:30 a.m. when the vessel, out bound at the time of the accident with a pilot onboard, reported damage to the forward left side causing IFO380 bunker fuel to spill into the San Francisco Bay. Fuel was transferred from the compromised tanks to stop the leaking and clean up actions were immediately initiated to begin the removal of fuel from the San Francisco Bay.
A preliminary estimation of the actual amount of fuel spilled into the bay has been announced at 58,000 gallons using tank measurement methods. Approximately 8,000 gallons had been recovered as of 8:30 p.m. last night CALTRANS has confirmed there is no structural damage to the SF Bay Bridge.
The following beaches are closed until further notice as a precautionary measure for public health concerns; Baker Beach, Crissy Field, China Beach, Kirby Cove, and Fort Point.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management Board is actively participating in safety monitoring and will perform sampling of air along port property. Ferry schedules have not been interrupted because the spill did not pose risks to passengers or crews.
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has ordered the vessel to Anchorage 9. The U.S. Coast Guard is the lead agency for both monitoring and clean up of the spill. A Unified Command has been set up with the US Coast Guard, California Fish and Game Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response and the O'Brien's Group (contracted by the responsible party). Pollution investigators and marine inspectors from the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing their investigation into the amount of the fuel and the cause of the accident.
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Cosco Busan pilot faces prison
FEDERAL prosecutors have called for a 10-month prison sentence for the pilot of the Cosco Busan.
The box ship that struck a Bay Bridge pier in San Francisco Bay in November 2007, spilling 200 tonnes of fuel oil. The ship left Oakland for a Pacific voyage and hit the bridge pier in a thick fog. In papers filed with a district court, the prosecutors said yesterday that John Cota made negligent mistakes in piloting the ship.
Defence lawyers have reportedly countered that he is being made a scapegoat and that the captain and crew – granted immunity from prosecution – are also to blame. Sentencing is due on 17 July.
Source: Safety at Sea - Maritime Press Clippings Nº196 - 18/07/2009