In covering the recent San Francisco Bay Bridge incident I have noticed most (but not all) of the news articles have made a small error in terminology. In describing the incident where the Cosco Busan hit the Bay Bridge many prominent news organizations referred to event as a collision when in fact it was an allision.
For clarification: A vessel collides with another moving vessel…. A vessel allides with a fixed object (unless it is submerged) and is presumed at fault.
For those interested in learning more about the incident here are some good links;
- San Francisco Bay Bridge - gCaptain coverage
- Ooops! Container Ship Collides with SF Bay Bridge
- Bridge Left Undamaged
- Chief Engineer Underestimates Environmental Impact
- Two Coasts - Two Allisions | MAREX
- Official Coast Guard Cosco Busan Updates (right column)
- Shipping firms to pay for oil spill
- San Francisco Shuts Beaches After Ship Spills Fuel
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Here is a photo of the environmental damage;
Kurt Rogers / San Francisco Chronicle
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