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Nov 29, 2007 2:52 pm US/Pacific

Coast Guard Commander Steps Down After Bay Spill

 Video: Full Coverage Of Bay Oil Spill

ALAMEDA (AP) ― The Coast Guard captain who was in charge of the agency's response to the San Francisco Bay oil spill is retiring.

The Coast Guard said Thursday that Capt. William Uberti is stepping down after 29 years of military service.

Uberti was the region's sector commander when a container ship sideswiped the Bay Bridge in dense fog, dumping 58,000 gallons of thick bunker fuel into the bay.

The Coast Guard's reaction to the spill has been widely criticized by public officials, and about a week after the accident Uberti was replaced as the official overseeing the agency's spill response. He was kept on as the region's sector commander.

Capt. John E. Long will now replace Uberti until a permanent sector commander is named.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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