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• Spill Notification Booklet
• California E.M.A. Report Log
• The Pacific States - British Columbia
  Oil Spill Task Force

Cosco Busan Oil Spill

• LOCATION: San Francisco Bay and San Francisco, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo Counties.
• DATE: November 7, 2007
• INCIDENT SUMMARY: 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.
• RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Regal Stone, Ltd.
• NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, California State Lands Commission, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Parks Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• RESOURCES IMPACTED: Birds, marine mammals, fish, habitat, and human uses.
• SETTLEMENT DETAILS: The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $32.3 million. This includes $5 million for bird restoration, $4 million for habitat restoration, $2.5 million for fish and eelgrass restoration, $18.8 million for recreational improvements, and $2 million for administration and oversight.
• STATUS OF RESTORATION: Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan completed; restoration projects now in progress; see the Plan and News Updates below for details.

Available Documents

• Cosco Busan Trustee Council News Update January 2013 (PDF)
• Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF)
• Appendix A: Resource Equivalency Analysis (PDF)
• Appendix B: Seabird and Waterbird Mortality Report (PDF)
• Appendix C: Shorebird Mortality Report (PDF)
• Appendix D: Herring Injury Report (PDF)
• Appendix E: HEA Inputs Report (PDF)
• Appendix F: Rocky Intertidal Injury Report (PDF)
• Appendix G: Baseline Human Rec Use Report (PDF)
• Appendix H: Fishing Losses Report (PDF)
• Appendix I: Boating Losses Report (PDF)
• Appendix J: Shoreline Use Losses Report (PDF)
• Appendix K: Benthic Invertebrates Report (PDF)
• Appendix L: Summary of Public Comments and Trustee Responses (PDF)
• Appendix M: NEPA Compliance Documents (PDF)
• Final Restoration Plan Press Release, March 1, 2012 (PDF)
• Revised Restoration Proposal for Marbled Murrelets / Environmental Assessment (PDF)
• Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF)
• NRDA Public Meeting Reminder Press Release, October 11, 2011 (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, September 2011 (PDF)
• NRDA Settlement Press Release, September 19, 2011 (PDF)
• Consent Decree Press Release, September 19, 2011 (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, October 2009 (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, October 2008 (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, May 2008 (PDF)
• NRDA Fact Sheet Bird Injury, February 2008 (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, January 2008 (PDF)
• Press Release, January 14, 2008 (PDF)
• January 2008 Public Meeting PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
• NRDA Newsletter, December 2007 (PDF)
• Notice of Intent to Conduct Restoration Planning (PDF)

Photos

• Oiled surf scoter being washed (JPEG)
• Wildlife washing at Cordelia (JPEG)
• Cleanup crews with boom and bird (JPEG)
• Cosco Busan vessel with damage (JPEG)
• Damaged bridge with USCG patrol in front (JPEG)
• Oiled eared grebe moving across water by Bob Dang (JPEG)
• Oiled eared grebe resting on rock by Bob Dang (JPEG)
• Beach closure notice for Emory Pt during spill (JPEG)
• Map of oil spill area (JPEG)
• Crews removing oil and oily debris at Berkeley Marina (JPEG)
• Rodeo Beach cleanup - misty morning in San Francisco (JPEG)
• Shoreline clean up in SF Bay area (JPEG)

Video

Administrative Record

• Click here for Administrative Record documents

External Links

• NFWF Recreational Use Grant Program for funds managed by DFG and CLSC
• NPS Recreational Use Restoration Projects Plan
• NOAA Cosco Busan NRDA website (with form to submit restoration project ideas)
• USCG Incident Specific Preparedness Review - ISPR, May 7, 2008
• NOAA Cosco Busan NRDA podcast

Contact Information

Steve Hampton
Email: Steve.Hampton@wildlife.ca.gov
Phone: (916)-323-4724

Page Last Updated: January 24, 2013