Office of Spill Prevention & Response About OSPR Cal Spill WatchCal Spill WatchCal Spill Watch(opens in new tab) Enforcement Grants & Outreach Harbor Safety Laws & Regulations News & Publications Preparedness, Planning, & Exercises Response Resources Restoration (NRDA) Science & Wildlife Volunteer Opportunities On this page Summary Available Documents Restoration Project Monitoring Reports Photos Administrative Record External Links Contact Summary Spill Location. (click to enlarge) The container ship Cosco Busan struck a support tower in the Bay Bridge, puncturing the vessel and spilling 53,569 gallons of Intermediate Fuel Oil. Photo by Bob Dang. LOCATION: San Francisco Bay and San Francisco, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo Counties. DATE: November 7, 2007 INCIDENT SUMMARY: The container ship Cosco Busan struck a support tower in the Bay Bridge, puncturing the vessel and spilling 53,569 gallons of Intermediate Fuel Oil. RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Regal Stone, Ltd. NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, California State Lands Commission, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Parks Service, Bureau of Land Management and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. RESOURCES IMPACTED: Birds, marine mammals, fish, habitat, and human uses. SETTLEMENT DETAILS: The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $32.3 million. This includes $5 million for bird restoration, $4 million for habitat restoration, $2.5 million for fish and eelgrass restoration, $18.8 million for recreational improvements, and $2 million for administration and oversight. STATUS OF RESTORATION: Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan completed; restoration projects now in progress; see the Plan and News Updates below for details. Available Documents Restoration Plan Public Comment Sought on 3 Additional Restoration Projects Proposed by Cosco Busan Oil Spill Trustees (PDF) Draft Supplement to Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment, dated June, 2024 (PDF) Final Supplement to Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment, August 2019: Pier Piling Repair and Replacement (PDF)(opens in new tab) Notice of Exemption: Supplement to the Cosco Busan Final DARP/EA: Pier Piling Repair and Replacement (PDF)(opens in new tab) Finding of No Significant Impact: Supplement to the Cosco Busan Final DARP/EA: Pier Piling Repair and Replacement (PDF)(opens in new tab) Draft Supplement to Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment, May 2019: Pier Piling Repair and Replacement Project (PDF)(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) Final Supplement to Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment, dated September, 2013: Diving Ducks (PDF) (opens in new tab) NEPA Decision Document/Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) For the Surf Scoter Supplement the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Damage and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment, dated September 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Draft Supplement to Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final NRDA Plan, February, 2012: Diving Ducks (PDF)(opens in new tab) Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix A: Resource Equivalency Analysis (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix B: Seabird and Waterbird Mortality Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix C: Shorebird Mortality Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix D: Herring Injury Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix E: HEA Inputs Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix F: Rocky Intertidal Injury Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix G: Baseline Human Rec Use Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix H: Fishing Losses Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix I: Boating Losses Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix J: Shoreline Use Losses Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix K: Benthic Invertebrates Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix L: Summary of Public Comments and Trustee Responses (PDF)(opens in new tab) Appendix M: NEPA Compliance Documents (PDF)(opens in new tab) Final Restoration Plan Press Release, March 1, 2012 (PDF) (opens in new tab) Revised Restoration Proposal for Marbled Murrelets / Environmental Assessment (PDF)(opens in new tab) Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF)(opens in new tab) Newsletters Cosco Busan Trustee Council News Update January 2020 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Cosco Busan Trustee Council News Update November 2017 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Cosco Busan Trustee Council News Update January 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Cosco Busan Trustee Council News Update January 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Cosco Busan Trustee Council News Update January 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Cosco Busan Trustee Council News Update January 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Newsletter, September 2011 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Settlement Press Release, September 19, 2011 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Newsletter, October 2009 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Newsletter, October 2008 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Newsletter, May 2008 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Fact Sheet Bird Injury, February 2008 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Newsletter, January 2008 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Press Release, January 14, 2008 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Newsletter, December 2007 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Notices Planning and Status of Berkeley Pier Enhancement Project (PDF)(opens in new tab) Summary of Public Input on Second Request for Proposals for Recreation Projects, October 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Consent Decree Press Release, September 19, 2011 (PDF)(opens in new tab) NRDA Public Meeting Reminder Press Release, October 11, 2011 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Notice of Intent to Conduct Restoration Planning (PDF)(opens in new tab) Public Meetings January 2008 Public Meeting PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)(opens in new tab) Restoration Project Monitoring Reports Eelgrass Restoration – San Francisco Bay 2022 Cosco Busan Restoration Monitoring Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Aramburu Island 2012 Aramburu Island Restoration Report (PDF)2012 Aramburu Island Restoration Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Corvid Management 2019/2020 Expenditure Report to the Cosco Busan Oil Spill Settlement Fund Trustee Council (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2012 Conditioned Taste Aversion in the Santa Cruz Mountains Final Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Conditioned Taste Aversion for Corvid Management Final Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Cosco Busan Recreation Projects, San Francisco Bay Region Rehabilitate the Historic Promenade Public Walkway at Aquatic Park Final Programmatic Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Install Accessible Pathway to Battery Chamberlin at Baker Beach Final Programmatic Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Bay Trail Beautification at East Palo Alto, 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Bay Trail Construction at Sears Point, 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Bayfront Park Bay Access Pier, 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Belden's Landing Infrastructure Improvements, 2017 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Berkeley Pier Accessibility Project, 2016 (PDF) (opens in new tab) Berkeley Piling Replacement and Dock Repair, 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Berkeley South Sailing Cove Parking Lot Upgrade, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Berkeley South Sailing Cove Restroom Project, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Coastal Area Trash Bin Replacement, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Coyote Point Promenade, 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Crissy Field Promenade Decking Replacement, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) East Bay Regional Park District Education and Outreach Project, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) East Third Avenue Windsurf Park Improvements, 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) ETC Sea Kayak Program, 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Hayward Fishing Class, 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Lake Merritt Boat Docks, 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Marine Science Institute Public Restroom Improvements, 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Marine Science Institute Shoreline Enhancement, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) McNears Fishing Pier Maintenance, 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Miller Knox and Ferry Point Recreation Improvements, 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Montara Beach Infrastructure Improvements, 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Oakland Estuary Vessel and Marine Debris Removal, 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Ocean Beach Master Plan Design Elements Project, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Pacifica Pier Restoration, 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Palo Alto Baylands Recreation Program, 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Point Pinole Fishing Pier Improvements, 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Sausalito Pier Rehabilitation – Planning, 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) South Rodeo Beach Access Improvements, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Surfer’s Beach Access Planning, 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Waterfront Railings at Fort Mason Center, 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) Farallon Islands Cassin's Auklet Box Progress Report (PDF)(opens in new tab) Photos Oiled surf scoter being washed (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Wildlife washing at Cordelia (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Cleanup crews with boom and bird (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Cosco Busan vessel with damage (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Damaged bridge with USCG patrol in front (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Oiled eared grebe moving across water by Bob Dang (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Oiled eared grebe resting on rock by Bob Dang (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Beach closure notice for Emory Pt during spill (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Map of oil spill area (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Crews removing oil and oily debris at Berkeley Marina (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Rodeo Beach cleanup - misty morning in San Francisco (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Shoreline clean up in SF Bay area (JPEG)Shoreline clean up in SF Bay area (JPEG)(opens in new tab) Administrative Record Administrative Record documents Resolutions 2024 24-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2024 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 24-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2024 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2023 23-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2023 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 23-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2023 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 23-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2023 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2022 22-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 22-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 22-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2021 21-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2021 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 21-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2021 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 21-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2021 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2020 20-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2020 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 20-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2020 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 20-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2020 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2019 19-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 19-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 19-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 19-4 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 19-5 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 19-6 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds (from NFWF Rec Account) for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2019 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2018 18-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 18-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 18-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 18-4 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 18-5 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2018 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2017 17-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2017 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 17-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2017 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 17-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2017 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 17-4 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2017 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2016 16-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 16-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 16-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds (from NFWF Rec Account) for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 16-4 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 16-5 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 16-6 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2016 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2015 15-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 15-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 15-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 15-4 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 15-5 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2014 14-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 14-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 14-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 14-4 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 14-5 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 14-6 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 14-7 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 14-8 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2014 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2013 13-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-4 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds (from NFWF Rec Account) for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-5 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-6 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Recreational Use Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-7 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds (from NFWF Rec Account) for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-8 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 13-9 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2013-14 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 2012 12-1 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Administrative Oversight for Fiscal Year 2012 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 12-2 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2012 (PDF)(opens in new tab) 12-3 Resolution Regarding Disbursement of Funds for Restoration Projects for Fiscal Year 2012 (PDF)(opens in new tab) External Links Cosco Busan Oil Spill Settlement - NFWF Recreational Use Grant Program(opens in new tab) NPS Recreational Use Restoration Projects Plan(opens in new tab) NOAA Cosco Busan NRDA website(opens in new tab) USCG Incident Specific Preparedness Review - ISPR, May 7, 2008 (opens in new tab) NOAA Cosco Busan NRDA podcast(opens in new tab) Contact Michael Anderson Email: Michael.Anderson@wildlife.ca.gov Phone: (916) 375-6672