Cosco Busan Crew In Indeterminate Detention

Missing from the report is that six members of the Cosco Busan crew arebeing held in an undisclosed location with being charged. They are'material witnesses' in the case against John Costa, not accused of anycriminal act and must wait for their freedom until the case against him isfinished, which will be many, many months from now. Bob CouttieMaritime Accident CasebookSoma Sekhar wrote:>> Cosco Busan pilot charged> Tradewinds: published: 06:20 GMT, 18 March 2008 | last updated: 06:26GMT, 18 March 2008>>>> The pilot of a containership that spilt thousands of gallons of oil inSan Francisco Bay last year has been charged with criminal negligence.> > John Cota, who was piloting the 5,447-teu containership Cosco Busan(built 2001) when it hit the Bay Bridge, faces 18 months in jail and upto $100,000 in fines if convicted.>> Cota was at the helm of the containership when it struck a fenderprotecting a support tower beneath the bridge on 7 November 2007.>> The collision caused a rupture in the ship’s fuel tanks and spilled anestimated 58,000 gallons of fuel into the bay.>> “While piloting the ship in heavy fog, (Mr Cota) failed to pilot acollision-free