Hanjin Venezia, formerly named the Cosco Busan, is a 275 m (902 ft) container ship. On 7 November 2007, it collided with the protective fender of the Delta Tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog. The collision sliced open two of its fuel tanks and led to the Cosco Busan oil spill in San Francisco Bay. She was renamed the Hanjin Venezia after the accident.
The then-named Cosco Busan, pictured in December 2007, with repairs of the damaged hull from the Bay Bridge collision visible.
Image: COSCO Busan damage 2007
Image: Hanjin Cosco Busan And SS Oceanic At Pier 70In San Francisco
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland, it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks. It includes one of the longest bridge spans in the United States.
The western section of the bridge, seen in 2022. Part of the eastern section can be seen near Yerba Buena Island to the left.
Sketch of the proposed "Rush San Francisco Trans-Bay Suspension Bridge" (1913)
Preliminary layout studies for the bridge, with Figures "H", and "P" selected as the final construction choice for western and eastern sections
The Bay Bridge under construction at Yerba Buena Island in 1935
