http://sfist.com/2008/03/17/captain_of_the.php All comments for Pilot of the Cosco Busan Charged In Federal Court en-us 2009 SFist_Brock Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:45:53 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss brochtrup@gmail.com brochtrup@gmail.com 60 http://sfist.com/2008/03/17/captain_of_the.php#comment-1316226 http://sfist.com/2008/03/17/captain_of_the.php#comment-1316226 Comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:59:59 -0800 <p>"Captain" Cota is kind of an honorific, just like how people still call Bill Clinton "President Cliton" even tho he's not president anymore. So, Capt. Cota = pilot of the CB Capt. Mao Cai Sun = "master" of the CB, or captain of the CB</p> http://sfist.com/2008/03/17/captain_of_the.php#comment-1315902 http://sfist.com/2008/03/17/captain_of_the.php#comment-1315902 Comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:40:52 -0800 <p>The Bar Pilot was charged rather than the ship captain. Bar pilots are local specialists hired for transiting the SF Bay water system. Vessels of 300 gross tons or more, and all foreign vessels, are required to have a pilot on board to enter Monterey Bay or the Golden Gate in order to navigate the tricky waters of the San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun Bays. This includes naval vessels. The ship captain is an employee of the owner.</p>