It has been almost 12 years since the Hong Kong-flagged container ship ‘Cosco Busan’ allided with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, causing one of the most discussed oil spills in US waters. The incident is a good example of how lack of communication and poor oversight for an efficient implementation of the SMS can lead to serious environmental incidents.
Accident details: At a glance
- Type of accident: Allision
- Vessel(s) involved: Cosco Busan (container ship)
- Date: 07 November 2007
- Place: San...