Cosco Busan

Details

• 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

• 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)
• 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)
• Supplement to Cosco Busan Oil Spill Final NRDA Plan, February, 2012 (PDF)
• Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF)
  • Appendix A: Resource Equivalency Analysis (PDF)
  • Appendix B: Seabird and Waterbird Mortality Report (PDF)
  • Appendix C: Shorebird Mortality Report (PDF)
  • Appendix D: Herring Injury Report (PDF)
  • Appendix E: HEA Inputs Report (PDF)
  • Appendix F: Rocky Intertidal Injury Report (PDF)
  • Appendix G: Baseline Human Rec Use Report (PDF)
  • Appendix H: Fishing Losses Report (PDF)
  • Appendix I: Boating Losses Report (PDF)
  • Appendix J: Shoreline Use Losses Report (PDF)
  • Appendix K: Benthic Invertebrates Report (PDF)
  • Appendix L: Summary of Public Comments and Trustee Responses (PDF)
  • Appendix M: NEPA Compliance Documents (PDF)
• Final Restoration Plan Press Release, March 1, 2012 (PDF) (opens in new tab)
• Revised Restoration Proposal for Marbled Murrelets / Environmental Assessment (PDF)
• Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF)

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)
• 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)

Public Meetings

• January 2008 Public Meeting PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Restoration Project Monitoring Reports

Aramburu Island

• 2022 Aramburu Island Restoration Report (PDF)

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

• 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)(opens in new tab)

Administrative Record

• Administrative Record documents

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