Travel Safety Advisory: (SB-09-06) Multiple Factors Cited By NTSB As Cause Of Container Ship Accident In San Francisco Bay

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(SB-09-06) Multiple Factors Cited By NTSB As Cause Of Container Ship Accident In San Francisco Bay

Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that a medically unfit pilot, an ineffective master, and poor communications between the two were the cause of an accident in which the Cosco Busan container ship spilled thousands of gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay after striking a bridge support tower.

Source: (SB-09-06) Multiple Factors Cited By NTSB As Cause Of Container Ship Accident In San Francisco Bay