Cosco Busan Update: Hearing for Pilot Skedded for April

1. On April 28th, Judge Melissa Crowell is scheduled to get started on the hearing regarding the accusation filed against Cosco Busan pilot Captain John Cota. Those curious about the cause of the allision might get some answers out of this.

2. The Incident Specific Preparedness Review team is finally done with its 112-page report regarding the first two weeks of response after the accident. You'll get a chance to read it before Super Bowl Sunday.

3. Restoration of the natural resources injured by the Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay will be the focus of two public meetings, on Tuesday, Jan. 22 in Oakland and on Tuesday, Jan. 29 in Mill Valley. Read all about it here.

4. Speaking of allisions, we had another one today with a 200 foot barge and a bridge in the North Bay. Apparently, these kinds of things happen all the time up there. Mmm.

5. The winner of the Cosco Busan Depature Contest was reader Fred Sharples with a guess that was off by a mere 17 minutes. His reward? SketchFest tickets. Natch. He'll get to see the movie Plan 9 from Outer Space with Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett from Mystery Science Theater 3000. A "cult classic with LIVE commentary" at the Castro Theatre at 9:00 PM.