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China's dry cargo pilot accused of polluting San Francisco Bay
Federal prosecutors handling the U.S. pilot of the Chinese dry cargo John Cote charged with criminal negligence and violation of environmental laws, Associated Press reports. If the helmsman found guilty, he faces 18 months in prison and a fine 100 thousand dollars.
Cargo ship Quote Cosco Busan, the state-owned Chinese company China Ocean Shipping Group, in October 2007, was faced with a support column in the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. As a result, in the Gulf waters spilled about 250 tons of fuel oil in the region and the state of emergency was declared.
The Prosecutor's Office alleges that Cote lose control ship due to negligence testimony radar, not consulted with the captain about the footsteps of the course and was unable to take advantage of navigational tools to avoid clashes with the supporting columns of the bridge.
In turn, the steering argues that is a lot of fog radar worked poorly, and with the Chinese captain of the ship were carried out all the necessary consultations. Lawyer John Cote adds to this that the charges are not confirmed yet indicated that the official experts environmental impacts incident. |
Posted: 8:08 AM, 3/19/2008 |
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