Cosco Busan oil spill

The Cosco Busan sits as a name on a memorial plaque near the water, marking the spot where a massive container ship struck the base of the Bay Bridge in November two thousand seven. It tore a hole in the hull, dumping over fifty thousand gallons of heavy fuel oil into the bay. Thick sludge coated miles of shoreline and killed thousands of birds. Cleanup crews spent months scrubbing beaches by hand while the city watched its ecosystem suffer under a dark, viscous tide.