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Criminal

Mar. 19, 2008

Ship's Pilot Faces Charges of Violating Environmental Law

The pilot of the ship that spilled 58,000 gallons of fuel into the San Francisco Bay was charged Monday with breaking federal environmental laws.

By Adam Gorlick
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      SAN FRANCISCO - The pilot of the ship that spilled 58,000 gallons of fuel into the San Francisco Bay was charged Monday with breaking federal environmental laws.
      Federal prosecutors say John Cota was negligent by not using radar or other navigation aids when the 900-foot-long Cosco Busan container ship ra...

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