So you may remember from a month or so ago the oil spill that happened in the SF Bay. A ship carrying a really nasty blend of oil derivatives rammed the Bay Bridge and spilled some 58,000 gallons of oil in the Bay. Clean-up is still proceeding, though the bulk of it has been completed.
The good news is that litigation is proceeding against the ship's owner, its insurance company, and the pilot who guided the ship into the bridge support pillar. And from the article I just read in the San Jose Mercury News, it looks like the US Dept of Justice will be suing for a significant level of damages, to cover not just the cost of clean-up, but the total cost of restoration of both habitats and recreational space.
You can read the SJMN article here. And you can read more general news about the spill here and here. And lastly, you can see a cool google map of the affected areas here.
The good news is that litigation is proceeding against the ship's owner, its insurance company, and the pilot who guided the ship into the bridge support pillar. And from the article I just read in the San Jose Mercury News, it looks like the US Dept of Justice will be suing for a significant level of damages, to cover not just the cost of clean-up, but the total cost of restoration of both habitats and recreational space.
You can read the SJMN article here. And you can read more general news about the spill here and here. And lastly, you can see a cool google map of the affected areas here.
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