2007 Cosco Busan Oil Spill

The container ship M/V Cosco Busan struck the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California, at 8:30 AM on November 7, 2007. An approximate 100' gash in the hull of the vessel resulted, and approximately 53,000 gallons of fuel oil (IFO 380) was released into the water. The container ship Cosco Busan was operated by Fleet Management Ltd. This is a collection of photos of the vessel, the spill, and the cleanup effort.

Side of a large vessel with a small vessel passing by in the foreground.
Large vessel moving away from the viewer, towards a bridge.
Photo of ship's hull with large gash.
View of beach with oil floating on water.
Workers standing in a boat placing boom on the water.
Swirls of oil visible on water in an aerial image.
Workers in boats placing boom on the water.
View of bay with bridge in background, and oil sheens visible on water.
Workers on a beach with vegetation in the background.
Aerial view of workers on a beach with tarps.
Dead bird on a beach.
Woman holding dead bird at a table.
Two people working on a beach near a drainage pipe.
Aerial photo of response vessel on the water.
Woman looking into camera with people milling about in background.
Close-up photo of the stern of a vessel.
Damage to the base of the bridge.
Side of a large vessel with a small vessel passing by in the foreground.
A U.S Coast Guard vessel passing by the Cosco Busan after the accident. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Large vessel moving away from the viewer, towards a bridge.
Cosco Busan leaving San Francisco Bay. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Photo of ship's hull with large gash.
Close-up image of the gash in the hull of the Cosco Busan. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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View of beach with oil floating on water.
Cosco Busan overflight photo of San Francisco Bay Credit: NOAA
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Workers standing in a boat placing boom on the water.
Boom being deployed after Cosco Busan oil spill. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Swirls of oil visible on water in an aerial image.
Cosco Busan overflight west of Golden Gate Bridge. Credit: NOAA
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Workers in boats placing boom on the water.
Workers deploying boom after Cosco Busan oil spill. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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View of bay with bridge in background, and oil sheens visible on water.
Sheens from oil spill visible at Bonita Point. Credit: NOAA
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Workers on a beach with vegetation in the background.
Containing the oil from Cosco Busan spill. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Aerial view of workers on a beach with tarps.
Cleaning Muir Beach after Cosco Busan oil spill. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Dead bird on a beach.
Dead bird on beach after Cosco Busan oil spill. Credit: NOAA / Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
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Woman holding dead bird at a table.
Bird intake station for Cosco Busan spill response. Credit: NOAA / Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
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Two people working on a beach near a drainage pipe.
Beach Watch surveyors after Cosco Busan oil spill. Credit: NOAA / Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
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Aerial photo of response vessel on the water.
Workers containing oil from the Cosco Busan spill. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Woman looking into camera with people milling about in background.
Senator Dianne Feinstein visits Cosco Busan command post. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Close-up photo of the stern of a vessel.
M/V Cosco Busan in San Francisco Bay in 2007. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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Damage to the base of the bridge.
Where the Cosco Busan came into contact with the San Francisco Bay Bridge. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard
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