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  Lawsuit seeks on spill pilot's legal bills  The insurance company that's paid some of the bills for Capt. John Cota has asked a federal court to decide whether it must continue to do s...   Half Of Cosco Busan Crew To Return  A judge to allow 3 of 6 Chinese crew members who have been held since their ship spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into the bay to return home Walkout Potential Looms At West Ports  An arbitrator ordered the dockworkers' union to tell its members they must not take the day off to protest U.S. military conflicts   Ship Pilot Charged With Lying In Spill Probe
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  Cosco operator offers to plead no contest


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  The operating company for the container ship involved in oil spill has offered to plead no contest to criminal charges of falsifying documents


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  Capt. John Cota, 60, was charged with two felony counts of lying to Coast Guard officials about his prescription drug use


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Feb.9   San Francisco Last U.S. ocean liner take last cruise  Independence, the last ocean liner built in the United States to carry an American flag, set off on its last cruise, its final destination u...

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Jan.10   South SF City approved design for ferry terminal  Ferry service between Oyster Point and Jack London Square in Oakland could begin by the end of 2009 Jan.7   SF Downtown Crews working to contain spill   A crane operator is recovering after being hospitalized when the crane he was working on collapsed into the San Francisco Ba

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Dec.20   San Francisco Cosco Busan leaves San Francisco
  The ship responsible has left port is bound for Asia, but Bay Area still dealing with the remnants of 58,000 gallons of thick bunker oil
  San Francisco Cosco Busan to resume commerce  A 900-foot container ship collided with a tower of the Bay Bridge in November and released 58,000 gallons of oil into the Bay Dec.14   San Francisco Oil Spill Ship Posts Bond To Depart Bay
  The federal government and the owners of Cosco Busan resolved a legal standoff that had kept the vessel here Dec.11   San Francisco Cota asks for extension on license Dec.10   SF City Hall SF Sues Ship Owner Over Spill Dec.8   San Francisco Bay Spill Pilot Asked To Surrender License  The Coast Guard says Capt. John Cota is not physically competent to maintain the Federal Merchant Marine Officer's license Dec.7   San Francisco Ferry hits rocks near Alcatraz  The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation after a ferry operated by the Red & White Fleet hit some rocks Dec.6   San Francisco Misconduct charges filed against spill pilot  A state agency that licenses Northern California ship pilots formally accused Capt. John Cota, the pilot of the Cosco Busan, of misconduct Nov.14   San Francisco Ship's crew won't talk to investigators Nov.12   San Francisco Probe Examines Pilot Actions, Ship Radar
  Federal investigators investigators were examining whether a harbor pilot initally played down the damage to his ship after striking the bridge
Nov.11   San Francisco Ship's crew questioned in criminal probe
  Crew members of the cargo ship The Cosco Busan that sideswiped the Bay Bridge, causing oil spill, were being questioned in a federal investigation Sep.19   SF Downtown Harbor Ferry Service Halted Due To Wind  The Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry is not operating due to heavy winds expected in the Bay Area Feb.6   SF Downtown Queen Mary 2 Sets Sail From San Francisco  The massive cruise liner left for Hawaii, bringing an end to one of the riskiest passages in modern maritime history Feb.4   SF Downtown Queen Mary 2 Arrives
  The largest and grandest ocean cruise liner, which towers 200 feet above water, is making its first visit ever to SF
 The ship is 1,132 feet long; 17 decks equal the height of a 23-story building. The mammoth passed beneath the Golden Gate bridge, clearing the bottom of the span by 27 feet before a nail-bitingly tight tour of the Bay


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Sep.25   SF Downtown Alcatraz Ferry Service Changes Hands
  Some union workers who used to drive the ferry weren't hired by this nonunion operator, Hornblower Tours

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Nov.29   Fisherman's Wharf Crabs Hit Market After Two-Week Delay  Crabbers in Bodega Bay, Half Moon Bay and San Francisco refused to lay their traps until they settled a price dispute Mar.5   Golden Gate Bridge Cranes Clear Bay Spans
  2 towering shipping cranes have made their way across the Bay slipping under the bridges with a few feet of clearance

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May.1   Bay Bridge Big cranes slip under bridge  Giant cranes sailed effortlessly, with an ample 5 feet to spare, under the Bay Bridge on a freighter

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Sep.7   SF Downtown 1840's ship uncovered



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