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The Cosco Busan oil spill occurred at 08:30 UTC-8 on 7 November 2007 between San Francisco and Oakland, California, in which 53,569 US gal (202,780 L) of IFO-380 heavy fuel oil, sometimes referred to as "bunker fuel", spilled into San Francisco Bay after the container ship Cosco Busan, operated by Fleet Management Limited struck Delta Tower of t...
- 150 sq mi (390 km²)
- San Francisco Bay
- 7 November 2007
- Fleet Management Limited
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The Spill. In the decade since marine vessel Cosco Busan struck the San Francisco Bay Bridge, our concept of a big oil spill has changed. Compared with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which gushed millions of gallons into the Gulf of Mexico, Cosco Busan’s 53,000 gallons seems small.
On November 7, 2007, heavy fog in San Francisco Bay caused the M/V Cosco Busan to strike a tower of the Bay Bridge. The allision resulted in a 100-foot gash in the hull, which lead to the release of 53,000 gallons of diesel into the Bay.
Nov 7, 2007 · M/V <i>Cosco Busan</i> : Oil in the Ocean. M/V Cosco Busan. Print. Location: San Francisco Bay. Date: November 7, 2007. Lat./Long.: 37°48'29.30"N, 122°23'8.06"W. Material spilled: Bunker fuel. Amount spilled: approx. 53,500 gallons. Spill extent: 150 sq. miles; 26 miles of shoreline. Enlarge Image.
Nov 7, 2007 · The Bay was blanketed in fog on the morning of November 7, 2007 as the container ship M/V Cosco Busan steamed out of the Port of Oakland, toward the Golden Gate.
Summary. Spill Location. (click to enlarge) The container ship Cosco Busan struck a support tower in the Bay Bridge, puncturing the vessel and spilling 53,569 gallons of Intermediate Fuel Oil. Photo by Bob Dang. LOCATION: San Francisco Bay and San Francisco, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo Counties. DATE: November 7, 2007.
