12 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal safety officials say poor communications among crew members played a critical role in the crash of a container ship that led to a massive oil spill in the San Francisco Bay nearly 15 months ago.
The 901-foot-long Cosco Busan struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in November 2007. Two fuel tanks ruptured and more than 53,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled into the San Francisco Bay.
Investigators told the National Transportation Safety Board Wednesday that the ship's captain and pilot developed no "shared mental model" on how the ship should pass under the bridge in a heavy fog. For example, the safety officials said there was no discussion of the proper speed.
The Associated Press
