Settlement reached in 2009 San Francisco Bay oil spill
Oakland Tribune Wednesday 9th May, 2012
The owner and operator of the Dubai Star, an oil tanker that spilled 422 gallons of thick, black bunker fuel into San Francisco Bay in 2009, will pay $1.96 million to settle the case with state and local authorities.Although the spill was relatively small -- the freighter Cosco Busan spilled more than 50,000 gallons when it hit a tower of the Bay Bridge in 2007 -- state officials said it still harmed the bay, wildlife and public recreation."There...
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