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Article: SEN. SNOWE QUESTIONS COAST GUARD'S RESPONSE TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY OIL SPILL

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November 13, 2007
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The office of Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) today sent a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard voicing her concern that the Coast Guard had inefficiently handled the collision of the container ship, Cosco Busan with the San Francisco Bay Bridge that spilled 58,000 gallons of heavy fuel into the bay last Wednesday. As Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and the Coast Guard, Senator Snowe questioned Commandant Thad W. Allen on recent news accounts that stated the Coast Guard had incorrectly reported the original size of the spill and then delayed reporting the actual size until ...

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