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The container ship Cosco Busan hit the Bay Bridge on the morning of November 7th, spilling some 58,000 gallons of toxic bunker fuel into San Francisco Bay. What was learned from that spill, and how safe are the waters now?

Can people swim in the bay safely? How many birds died and are any still in danger? What precautions have been taken to lessen the chance of another oil spill? And what happened to the captain and crew of the oil tanker that hit the bridge?

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