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Dec 8, 2007 6:26 pm US/Pacific

SF Bay Spill Pilot Asked To Surrender License

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― The pilot involved in the recent San Francisco Bay oil spill has been asked to surrender his Federal Merchant Marine Officer's license.

The Coast Guard says Capt. John Cota is not physically competent to maintain the license.

If he doesn't turn it over voluntarily, the license could be suspended or revoked.

Cota was piloting the Cosco Busan on Nov. 7 when it collided with a support tower for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, opening a gash in its hull and leaking 58,000 gallons of toxic bunker fuel into the water.

Earlier this week, the agency that licenses Northern California ship pilots formally accused Cota of misconduct in the events that led up to the oil spill.

Cota's lawyer did not immediately return a call Saturday.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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