Participate in pilot air tanker into San Francisco - Oakland bay bridge three times before the accident, get the record showed Tuesday.
Pilot guy Kleess accident is responsible for, and ordered to pass more after the training, destroy the dock in stockton in 2009 he driving ship, according to the records of GuoGuJu pilot commissioner.
Disclosure, the two federal agencies and GuoGuJu continue to investigate crashes, 752 - foot - long tanker overseas Reymar hotel.
United States coast guard "major maritime accident" accident classification, because it more than $500000 in property damage. However, no oil leakage, and keep an open bridge. No crew injury.
Coast guard Patty director Pamela J. Boehland said, Kleess research interview on Tuesday. The captain - captain - and key crew interviewed.
She also said it had found contain alcohol test, including Kleess in any key crew members. Boehland said, investigators in the sample analysis of the use of drugs.
Human error is by the coast guard as a possible accident reasons are exploring a factor. Visibility at the time of about a quarter mile, but officials did not say this is a factor.
The national transportation safety board says it will and coast guard and coordinate survey, in 2007, the same bridge in the nearby tower to safety suggestion, another tanker, cosco busan and sprinkle nursery frame, 53000 gallons of oil.
GuoGuJu license Kleess in 2005 years later, he finished two years of training plan, need by national laws to guide every large container, in the San Francisco bay area and northern California channel of water, and add a elite cadre.
The board of directors Kleess records show that is involved in the first three shipping accidents. He was found in fault events, are considered to be minor, the company manager Alan GeFenKe said.
"They can't reflect his skills." GeFenKe, said.
Kleess held irreproachable ship in August 27, 2009, he was driving in the Sacramento river bow, "suddenly pure left" and run slow bank, according to a report, to the legislation.
Two days later, Kleess find fault, he driving ship damaged stockton port a dock. Estimates that no damage repair wooden tower, used to support work.
Kleess agree to accept four training operation in narrow shallow inland waterway, Garfinkle say the most difficult route for pilot navigation.
"Only our best pilots to have,". GeFenKe, said. "It takes a special person to do this kind of work."
Members "2010 annual report shows that Kleess also allowed in Richmond basin, ship driving, on May 26, 2010, stray to shallow water, leading to tug care briefly stranded ship. The board of directors is responsible for that has a minimum damage and Kleess, not disciplinary event.
Other agencies record also shows that, the pilot guy Kleess, sick leave in August 2010 was placed in a secret disease. In this year of November his license has expired. The coast guard cleared his responsibility, his licence renewal on January 11, 2011, the pilot's monthly meeting of minutes.
The last call Kleess San Francisco home no one answer.
Bureau of records show that Kleess tanker exxon mobil oil co., LTD. Established in 1976 from the United States merchant college after graduation to go to work.
The company promoted him many times in the next 13 years. He finally won the level master - captain - his own ship. In San Francisco bay bar pilot training plan by the year 2003, he served as various officer position and other companies.
The researchers also check the hull above and below the water line, but Lansing said, there is no violation.
Bridge sustained minor damage, and maintain open thirty or forty feet "fender" material, it will need to replace damaged accident.
Built on the west span steel and wood wood fender system absorption strike.
OSG ship management company, the parent company of the Marshall islands have registered overseas Reymar hotel, said the accident, the ships of the bump of the large bridge structure underwater. The ship was not carrying oil ship, it will only encourage its engine, Goodyear said.
Set the report is not to promote or loss, a preliminary investigation showed that no leakage of water ballast tank, Darrell Wilson, OSG spokesman said.
California emergency affairs management agency spokesman Jordan Scott said, superstructure of the Bridges were fine.
 



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