Empty tanker cause slight damage, when it hit in San Francisco - Oakland bay bridge in the middle of the sailing, under the tower heavy span, officials say.
752 feet from overseas Reymar hotel Marshall islands rammer earth tower "in the morning, because it out, according to the coast guard and national transportation officials. Influence does not affect traffic, in the busy bridge - San Francisco and Auckland between the aorta, nai said Iraq.
The parent company, has the ship, OSG ship management company said the accident happened ships hit a lot of bridge structure underwater.
Investigators Monday night haven't determine the cause of the accident.
"Human factors," sea patrol department major. Sean Lansing said. "This is what, we'll see, see if, in fact, this is a human error, or other things, considering that the development of consideration, the future control."
The collision of visibility about a quarter mile, but officials did not say this is a factor.
Have a schedule complete investigation, Lansing said. The crew and the captain will accept drugs and alcohol test, according to federal regulations. The inspector will also check the ship hull above and below water, Lansing said.
California department of transportation spokesman bart nai said Iraq, about thirty or forty feet of fender steel and wood wood to build the span, the absorption of ship collision damage mechanical damage.
Event evoked memories, in 2007 with a great crash nursery frame of 53000 gallons of oil. Oil spill pollution cosco busan 26 miles of coastline, killed more than 2500 birds, delay crab fishing season begins.
San Francisco bar pilots association spokesman said, Charles Goodyear, overseas Reymar hotel was not carrying oil ship last week, the only fuel, the power of the engine.
The coast guard authorities say, no oil or harmful substances into the water already. However, officials 4000 feet of absorption material spread on the water is safe.
No crew on board were injured, the hull appears to be some scratches and slight dent, but did not violate, Goodyear.
"There are all kinds of guess, does the ship has been postponed to fender of strong tide, not a head-on collision," Goodyear said. "In comparison to the year 2007, it seems to be a much smaller impact."
Spokesman OSG, Darrell Wilson said, overseas Reymar hotel crew report no steering or propulsion loss, a preliminary investigation showed that no leakage of water ballast tank.
"The ship's crew safely mooring ships and to relevant authorities make all appropriate notice." Wilson said.
California emergency affairs management agency spokesman Jordan Scott said, superstructure of the Bridges were fine.
"There is some damage to the ship, but no one a dangerous," Scott said. "Fire tender to ensure that it remains this way, it should be."
From a distance of tower bridge seems to be fined, California department of transportation spokesman bart ney pleaded.
FangCaoDe island at west tanker immediately after the crash, the pilot was being interviewed the coast guard and the United States of California, San Francisco bay, Sao Paulo, hewson, provisions of the board of directors of the bar pilot pilot specialist.
State laws and regulations, bar pilot, guide every large containers - a luxury cruise ship, a billionaire yacht, the aircraft carrier or cargo ship in you and around San Francisco bay.
In the cosco busan crash, the pilot role subject to strict censorship.
The pilot of the ship, the captain John Dakota, as two misdemeanor charges after the confession was sentenced to ten months in jail.
Cosco busan is responsible for the company to pay nearly $60 million cleaning and criminal punishment.



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