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Article: Ship's Chinese crew members refuse to speak to investigators about San Francisco Bay oil spill
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- November 15, 2007
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Chinese crew members of the cargo ship that caused the San Francisco Bay oil spill are refusing to speak with U.S. investigators and apparently had their drug and alcohol tests mishandled in the incident's aftermath, authorities said.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Coast Guard, which has been criticized for its handling of the incident, replaced on Wednesday the commander overseeing the response to last week's spill.
At a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen said Capt. Paul Gugg will assume oversight of the response from Capt. William Uberti, who will remain the Coast Guard commander for the bay region.
"Given the concerns ... about what ...