none came so the ship left this morning and the tanker hit the bridge. preliminary findings are human error. when the tanker hit the tower, fog was thick and visibility a quarter mile. >> this is a scrape, for the bay bridge. didn't touch the actual structure itself. >> reporter: no oil leaked but some damage is shown to the star board or right side to have double hulled tanker. >> not a gash whatsoever, i would characterize a crushing of the hull, where it collided with the friend everring system. >> reporter: that fender -- fenderring system,. >> reporter: that fender acts as a buffer. >> the frienders protected the bridge five years ago when a ship slammed into another tower spinning more than 53,000- gallons -- spilling more than 53,000-gallons of oil into the bay. the pilot went to prison for allowing the tanker to leave in such extreme fog the bow could not be seen approximate the bridge. >> today's bar pilot is one who is experienced with no incidents in the seven years he has worked here in the bay. he did pass his alcohol test they are awaiting

an oil tankers sideswipes the bay bridge. theories about what went wrong and what we've learned about the man at the helm. i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. >> it was headed out to seas when it hit echo tower the tower west of yerba buena island. linda yee is on treasure island. a lot of us remember a few years ago and the environmental nightmare it was but this tanker was empty. >> reporter: yes, it was. it had just unloaded its cargo of fuel in martinez and then moved into the waters south of the bay bridge where it anchored awaiting any new orders of cargo it may have to load. none came so the ship left this morning and the tanker hit the bridge. preliminary findings are human error. when the tanker hit the tower, fog was thick and visibility a quarter mile. >> this is a scrape, for the bay bridge. didn't touch the actual structure itself. >> reporter: no oil leaked but some damage is shown to the star board or right side to have double hulled tanker. >> not a gash whatsoever, i would characterize a crushing of the

the tanker collided with tower six. you can see the tanker is behind me here, lit up. the pilot will meet with the coast guard tomorrow. but for right now will remain out here because it is part of an investigation. >> reporter: it sits in the san francisco bay. according to the coast guard this morning the tanker that dropped off fuel was on its way back out when it hit a protective barrier. >> this is basically a scrape for the bay bridge. didn't touch the structure. >> the fender system took the brunt of the strike. they have been in place for more than 75 years. >> it was upgraded a few years ago. it is wood and plastic composite materials that took the damage. >> reporter: within 20 minutes they had a crew out checking the structure. no work will be needed except repairing the fenders. >> 40 feet has been damaged, damaged in the way it was supposed to. it protected the bridge. >> reporter: at no time was bridge traffic effected. i will tell you every member of the ship was taken in for drug testing. live, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> now here is a closer

. >>> a tanker ship hits the bay bridge. the damage to the hull and tower and how it happened. >> a whole new meaning to lunchtime rush. how a simple mistake lead to this mess. >> he wanted to get caught cheating. the point a bay area man wants to prove with his car pool violation ticket. >> i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. >> the coast guard will be out first thing in the morning checking worthiness of the tanker that hit the bay bridge. it hit echo tower the tower west of the island. linda yee is on treasure island. a lot of us remember a few years ago and the environmental nightmare it was but at least this tanker was empty. >> reporter: yes, it was. that tanker just unloaded its cargo of fuel in martinez and then anchored off south of the bay bridge in the bay to wait for possible new cargo. none of it happened so it decided to leave empty and they left and hit the bay bridge and now the coast guard is saying tonight, preliminary findings show, it was human error. when the tanker hit tower 6 the fog was thick an

even though this oil tanker was empty, it's a big deal when an oil tanker hits anything. i mean, it's a career ender for almost all the people involved. >> it could be a huge event if the oil tanker had been loaded and had spilled. so, therefore, are we looking now at some safety issues and reconsidering safety issues that haven't been discussed before? do we need to just put more teeth in the ones that are there? >> after every disaster, there are some more reforms put in place. a number of reforms were put in place five years ago after the last time a big ship hit the bridge. in that case, the buson, not an oil tanker, a cargo ship, its fuel tanks ripped open and spilled bunker fuel, 59 miles of shoreline. we put in place a number of reforms to make the area safer. one of those was to say we're going to name nine areas that are risky areas in the bay. bridges like the san rafael bridge or the oakland inner harbor. when the fog is such when you have less than half a mile visibility, sailors are not allowed to sail. now, the coast guard and other maritime officials who wr

it's for the bay bridge. >> an oil tanker sideswipes the bay bridge. >> the tanker had just unloadedel in martinez. >> a computer glitch sugar coats a serious problem in san jose. >> firefighters in san jose aren't getting to emergencies fast enough. >> it was a higher performance than we were actually doing. >> we're not looking to save lives and property. >> a confirmation battle bruise on capitol hill. >> these two leaders have dedicated their lives to effect -- to protecting our country. >> millions are headed to mailboxes across country. >> the banks have decided it's easier to write a check than figure out who was actually harmed. >> oh, my god, it blew up. >> and an out-of-this-world mystery is solved in oakland. >> a balloon designed to self- destruct and fall back to earth after a couple of hours and scientists say that's precisely what we saw in that video. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "eyewitness news this morning." >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good

after one of its towers was hit by an empty oil tanker.erseas reymar" struck the bridge late this morning. as it was heading out of teh bay. cal-trans says the bridge super-structure is safe. and traffic was never affected. the f-b-i has started excavating an abandoned well in linden. in a renewed search for victims of the so-called "speed freak killers." forensic experts and anthropologists will spend the next two to three weeks painstakingly digging up the site, mostly by hand. authorities believe wesley shermantine and loren herzog were responsible for killing as many as 19-people during a methamphetamine-fueled rampage. and the u.s supreme court says, it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of prop 8. california's voter approved ban on same -sex marriage on march 26th. a ruling is expected in ban will remain in place. >> the woman who was doused with gasoline and set on fire alledgedly by her boyfriend. has been identified by her family. here you can see a picture of 25- year old starr lamare the mother of three young children,

more now on guy kleess the 61-year-old bar pilot guiding the tanker.i-team investigation shows he is undergoing routine tests for drugs and alcohol. he has 30 years maritime experience mostly on oil tankers for exxon before becoming a san francisco bar pilot in 2005. in 2010 his license was put on hold when his equal for a medical waiver was denied. we do not know what the medical condition was but sources say the situation must have been resolved for him to be work as a bar pilot yesterday. we were the first to report the ship collision and we tweeted the news after it happened so you can follow us there at abc7 news bay area. on abc7news.com right now we have a slide show with pictures of damned ship and the damage done to the bridge support. >> the san francisco man acaused of setting his girlfriend on fire is in police custody this morning. san francisco police and u.s. marshals arrested the 22-year-old dexter oliver last night after getting a tip he was staying at an oakland hotel. he is facing attempted murder and arson. victim is in critical con

including testing the navigation equiptment meant to help guide the tanker around obstacles like the bridge. there was a quarter mile visability the day of the also under scrutiny.the physical damage the oil tanker sustained. >> we are trying to go to climb to get an internal

the tanker hit a fender that was like a bumper and took the brunt. caltrans will replace 40 feet of it. the pilot will be interviewed in a few hours. the "mercury news" identified him as [ indiscernible ] of san francisco. according to the "mercury news," in 2009 he ran aground 550-foot cargo ship of in sacramento. he also was in a tugboat when it ran aground in the inner richmond harbor. we haven't gotten results of drug tests but he tested negative for alcohol. cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> a man suspected of setting his girlfriend on fire in san francisco now under arrest this morning. we are told 22-year-old dexter oliver will be charged with attempted murder and arson. the 25-year-old victim is still in the hospital with life- threatening burns. >>> mountain view police say modern dna technology has led to an arrest in a 1985 murder case. it was 28 years ago this month the body of 21 zabba engineer may was found in a dumpster behind a safeway grocery store. police arrested 53-year-old daniel garcia on friday of fresno on suspicion of murder. recent

it's for the bay bridge. >> an oil tanker sideswipes the bay bridge. >> the tanker had just unloaded cargo of fuel in martinez. >> a computer glitch sugar coats a serious problem in san jose. >> firefighters in san jose aren't getting to emergencies fast enough. >> it was a higher performance than we were actually -- >> we're not looking to save lives and property. >> a confirmation battle bruise on capitol hill. >> these two leaders have dedicated their lives to effect wering our country. >> millions are headed to mailboxes across country. >> the banks have decided it's easier to write a check than figure out who was actually harmed. >> oh, my god, it blew up. >> and an out-of-this-world mystery is solved in oakland. >> a balloon designed to self- destruct and fall back to earth after a couple of hours and scientists say that's precisely what we saw in that video. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "eyewitness news this morning." >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald a san francisco bar pilot is in for a grilli >>> good morning, everyo

we've learned the tanker had already been unloaded. caltrans says there was no major damage to the bridge. it remained open to travel traffic. we have continuing coverage now from heather holmes. she's live at treasure island with what she's learned about the bar pilot guiding that tanker and the scrutiny he's now facing. >> reporter: he's been a bar pilot since 2005. prior to that he worked for several years on oil tankers for exxon. but today while guiding that vessel. the overseas raymar this experienced mainer sideswiped the tower of the bridge. look at the top left side of this picture. that is a piece of the bridge barrier stuck to the side of the ship's hull. >> about 30 to 40 feet of the tower system has been damaged and will have to be repaired. >> reporter: the wooden and metal barrier protected the bridge. but the question remained today why did the pilot steer the oil tanker right into the tower? >> the visibility was a quarter mile. >> reporter: officials say it was foggy and there was a strong current two possible factors

. >>> there was a warning right before a tanker scraped a bay bridge tower in the fog. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is on treasure island with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the investigation continues. you can see the boat right off treasure island where i'm standing. the coast guard says its vessel traffic service sent a warning to the bar pilot right before the tanker grazed one of the bridge's towers. the overseas reymar hit the bay bridge on monday morning. more like a scrape actually. and according to state records, the captain, guy kleess, was involved in three previous scrapes in his career all minor. in august of 2009 his ship grounded in the sacramento river. two days later he damaged a dock at the port of stockton. and in may 2010 he was supervising a trainee on a tugboat that hit the richmond harbor -- hit the bottom, rather, in the richmond harbor. that was out of about 1100 trips he made throughout his career. >> i don't think you can go through a career without having some interaction with the bottom or other vests else. >> reporter: captain kleess

we have a lot more on yesterday's tanker incident including raw video of the news briefing. on www.ktvu.com look under the hot topic section. >>> a man tried to pick up an 11-year-old girl who was packing home. it happened on monterey road. a man offered her a ride but when another driver saw what was happening he took off. he was driving a forest green chevy astro van. a similar incident happened about a mile away one year ago. the description of the vehicle and van are similar and anybody with information is asked to call police. >>> they have delayed the sentencing of the father in the sierra lemar case. he is now scheduled to be sentenced in a courtroom in morgan hill. he has been convicted of 17 counts of sex crimes over a ten year period. those crimes involve a four- year-old when this case began. this case is not related to his son antolin garcia-torres who is now in jail accused of killing sierra lemar. >>> the bicyclist accused of killing a man in the castro district is back in court. chris beau kerry is facing vehicle man slaughter charges stemming from the acciden

damage from an oil tanker. ad libs >>> a major million dollar repair job on the bridge starts today, who is footing the bill to fix the damage from the oil tanker? >>> sunshine, high clouds, the big changes coming. we may see some rain. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> so far, traffic is nice and light across the golden gate bridge. we have overnight road work that could slow you down, we'll tell you where, it's coming up. >>> good morning. it's tuesday, january 22. i'm michelle griego. >> good morning, i'm frank mallicoat. 5:30 is your time. repair work begins on the bay bridge fender that was damaged in the tanker accident. >> the fix isn't cheap. elissa harrington is in our newsroom to tell us about the work ahead. >> good morning. repairs will cost around $2 million to $3 million, caltrans starts today repairing a damaged section of the fender system. the structure of the bridge itself was not damaged, it was just two weeks ago on the morning of january 7 that a large oil tanker struck the easternmost t

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repairs begin on the bay bridge bumper damaged in an oil tanker crash this month. abc7 news reporter is live in san francisco with details. katie? >> kristen, it has been two weeks since the oil tanker hit the tower of the bay bridge and repair begins today. we are talking about the western span of the bridge, the eastern most tower closest to treasure island, the fender of the tower. it is designed to protect the tower. that is what it does. repair to the fender is going to be costly. the metropolitan transportation committee estimates we are looking at $2 million or $3 million. it is expensive because it is hard to access. the building materials that are used include steel and recycles plastic. repairs are expected to take about 4 1/2 months. the money is in reserve for the repairs. they also do intend to go after the tanker owner who try and recoup some of the funds. the tanker long since left on a friday the 11th and was able to sail safely from the bay area but it is going to be a while before we know why it hit the tower of the bay bridge. the ntsb is looking

>>> the man who piloted an oil tanker into the base of the bay bridge now interviewed by the coast guard -- coast guard. >>> one south bay city considers a pilot program to add european flair. >>> new developments in the case of a teen denied his eagle scout's application -- at noon. >>> we want to find out what happened and prevent anything like this from happening again if possible. >> the investigation into what led an oil tanker to hit the base of the bay bridge continues. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. this morning, the pilot's whose tanker struck -- who struck the bay bridge is interviewed by the coast guard. cal has more >> reporter: the ship is still out here in the san francisco bay. the 750-tanker hit one of the support towers of the bay bridge yesterday around 11:00 in foggy conditions. authorities say no oil was leak. the ship had just unloaded at a martinez refinery. the coast guard officials told us this morning a little bit more about its investigation. >> we're gonna continue to interview important members of the crew which includes the pilot and we'll also continue t

the tanker appears to be intact.whether there s anything more to this, we don't have any way to know yet until the inspectors get throughout. at first glance at least there does not appear to be an oil spill. the headline anneal tanker struck a support for the san francisco oakland bay bridge. any new information from the coast guard we will ring to you you reit away. the syrian president took a moment away from killing his own people to give a rare public address. his first speech since june and is assad promised to keep fighting the rebels whom he described as terrorists and religious extremists and murderous criminals and activities say the speech did not do anything to stop the fighting. the united nations reports the syrian civil war has led to the deaths of more than 60,000 people since march of 2011. jonathan hunt is with us. u.s. officials very critical of bashir al-assad's speech. >> a broken record is exactly what he resembles right now. in his speech that the u.s. officials and others believe is meaningles

the 751' double hulled oil tanker is anchored off alcatraz. fog leaked and the tower just had a minor scrape. number two, the man accused of setting his girlfriend on trial is in jail after aning arrested last night at an oakland hotel. starr lamare is in critical condition. she was attacked after an argument as a laundromat on sunday. >> number three, the santa cruz sheriff says they will bradden the search this morning for a 23-year-old alexander fossgreen whose parents say he walked out of the house in scotts valley on friday morning. his fiance drove east engagement last april and he has been derespondent. >> today is two years since the tucson shooting rampage and congresswoman gabrielle giffords was among those badly injured in the gun attack. she and her husband spoke exclusively to abc in an interview that airs tonight. they are launching a national campaign to curb gun violence. >> the doors are open at the international consumer electronics show in las vegas. the buzz this year is the innovation and super high definition screens and

caltrans says they worked perfectly to stop that tanker. of those fenders are now damaged and will need to be replaced. >> the crash too familiar after the massive container ship crash about five years ago. >> that led to an environmental disaster out there. it smashed into the delta tower next to the echo tower hit yesterday. the crash ultimately spilled 53,000 gallons of oil right out into the bay. investigators determined the pilot navigating the ship was impaired by prescription drugs. he's now served ten months behind bars and had his pilot license revoked. >>> want to get a look at that forecast for today. a possible warmup on the way? >> a great looking day shaping up. the fog probably played a factor in that. it's thick out there this morning as well. it was unusually foggy yesterday. unusually foggy this morning as well. concord now at about a quarter of a mile of visibility. can only see for hundreds of feet or less in fairfield this morning. but nonetheless that sun will break through early today. we have a great looking finish.

this is a tanker, flagged in the pacific marshall islands. >> reporter: a bulk petroleum tanker that carried crude oil to the refinery and empty. that accounts for why the tanker was riding so high in the water. >> initial findings are that there is not any spill or discharge of product thine watt -- product into the water. >> the ship hit the base of the tower where the coast guard has a controlled tower. >> the vessel was not under the control of the coast guard, it is under the control of the pilot and the chip's captain. >> reporter: the skin of the ship was not torn. >> so there was not any penetration of the hull that we have found to date. the vessel is still sea worthy as far as we can tell. >> reporter: there is a 4,000- foot oil boom on stan by to be de-- stand by to be deployed if needed. coming out live again, it was riding high in the water because it wasn't filled with oil. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can find the coast guard's statement and as well as a link to the route on www.ktvu.com. look under today's hot topics. >>> the fbi is taking ov

an oil tanker bumps against the bridge. this time we were lucky.f the collision with minor damage. the overseas lamar hit the tower closest to treasure island on the west i span of the bridge. it happened as the empty vessel was hiding out to see around 11:00 this morning. the coast guard is investigating how it happened. joe is on treasure island with the latest. >> reporter: from our vantage point, you can't quite see the tower that was hit. it's just off to the left obscured by the hill. what huck see are the lights at feet of all towers. bright lights are there to help all ships navigate around them. the lightings were working this morning. the ships also have radar to help them avoid collision and they had an experienced local bar pilot on board. this is a glancing blow to one of the towers. >> this is basically a scrape. >> reporter: unlike when your car scrapes the side of the garage take a look at the damage when an oil tanker scrapes the tower of the bay bridge. this is the star board or right- hand side. you can see the damaged outer hull

we've learned the tanker had already been unloaded.nd caltrans says there was no major damage to the bridge. it remained open to travel traffic. we have continuing coverage now from heather holmes. she's live at treasure island with what she's learned about the bar pilot guiding that tanker and the scrutiny he's now facing. >> reporter: he's been a bar pilot since 2005. prior to that he worked for several years on oil tankers for exxon. but today while guiding that vessel. the overseas raymar this experienced mainer sideswiped the tower of the bridge. look at the top left side of this picture. that is a piece of the bridge barrier stuck to the side of the ship's hull. >> about 30 to 40 feet of the tower system has been damaged and will have to be repaired. >> reporter: the wooden and metal barrier protected the bridge. but the question remained today why did the pilot steer the oil tanker right into the tower? >> the visibility was a quarter mile. >> reporter: officials say it was foggy and there was a strong current two possible facto

the tanker that hit the same bridge yesterday, did not cause the same damage on the bay. our team coverage continues with kron4's reggie kumar. live out on treasure island. reggie, will this investigation will be handled the same way as the cosco busan incident? >> reporter: very similar, pam...november 2007. the cosco buscan tanker slammed into the bay bridge in thick fog, damaging the fender, on the tower adjacent to the one the overseas reymar hit on monday in similar conditions. the side of the cosco busan was ripped open, as a result more than 50 thousand gallons of oil spilled in to the bay. the damage on the oversea's remar is not as severe. it has a small gash on the starboard side. fortunately, the thousands of gallons of fuel on board never leaked out. six chinese national crew members were onboard the cosco buscan. all them were forced to stay in a hotel in san francisco until the investigation was complete. that took one full year. and.the bar pilot was eventually found guilty and sentenced to ten months in prison. there are 20 crew members still onboard the o

we were there minutes after a tanker smashed into the tower of bay bridge western span.oth ship and z.fender system were damaged. within minutes, caltrans had its structures team do a safety evaluation and they say it appeared impact performed as it's designed to do. >> about 30 to 40 feet has been damaged and officials say the bay bridge is safe, noting curing time crews were moving on and off the vessel, teams of engineers were doing the same around impact point of the bridge. >> there is no structural damage. we'll not have to be doing work on the bridge. >> the fender system made up of food and composite has been in place since 1936. upgraded in 2008 after a six lar accident on tower five. >> this is a scrape. for the bay bridge. it didn't touch the bridge structure. >> caltrans says they'll replace barriers as soon as materials become available. at treasure island, nick smith,t abc 7 in news. >> abc 7 news reported today's ship collision on twitter, you can follow us there on abc 7 news bay area and abc 7 news.com, right now we have a slide show featuring pictures o

. >> sky 7hd was over the 751-foot oil tanker overseas raymar, minutes after the vessel side-swiped a tower of the bay bridge, damaging the hull. investigators were combing every inch of the ship. >> the damage appears to be well above the waterline and a crushing of the metal structure itself, no penetration of the hull itself. >> no oil has spilled into the bay, and as for the bridge, the plastic and wooden fenders surrounding the tower took quite a beating, as they're die signed -- designed to do. the bay bridge is open and safe at this time. >> the coast guard says the captain and the bar pilot, who gives orders from the ships in the bay, are both experienced, but clearly something went wrong. the coast guard assess fog may have been a factor, cutting visibility to a quarter mile. this man got to work on treasure island just minutes before the accident. >> at that time i did not see -- only seen she ship -- ship light was right in front. reporter: the ship was empty, but as a precaution, oil booms have been set up around the vessel. the overseas raymar ordered to stay in san franc

. >>> an oil tanker side wipe swipedment -- swiped the bay bridge. what we are learning about the pilot's past. >>> you remember the 60s, that is temperatures they will be back today and we will have those coming right up. >>> we have our share of traffic congestion and we will tell you about one small study could have a huge impact on bay area roads. >>> and governor jerry brown plans to send a clear message to the thousands of people behind bars in california, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us this tuesday morning, january 8th. >> steve just took us back to the '60s. >> well some of us. >> i don't remember. >> very sharp today mr. clark. that is very stylist. mr. blackwell would approve. 30s and 40s but ones we get through the fog sunnyside up and warmer and 50s and 60s on the high, here is sal. >>> well, if you are going to san francisco and if you are using any of the bridges, it looks good. also on westbound bridge, coming down to the golden gate bridge, that traffic is nice, let's go b

the tower was not damaged when the oil tanker sideswiped it on monday the 7th.r was still sea worthy and allowed to leave the bay area on the 11th after it was fully inspected by the coast guard and other bodies would made sure they had the information they needed. the ntsb is investigating: agency says it could take 18 months before we know if man or machine was to blame for the accident. funds that are in preserve will be used to pay the $2 million or $3 million but they will seek reimbursement from the owner of the tanker. live in san francisco for abc7 news. >> thank you, katie. city leaders expect a big town out in oakland when the city considers bringing on a controversial police consultant, william bratton, former chief of los angeles and new york city will be consulted to reduce problems in oak. but tempers flared over possible available filing because he favored "stop and frisk" where police can stop anyone they think is suspicious. the oakland city council will take up the meeting tonight. >> in san francisco the use of tasers is the focus of a communi

the oil tanker sideswiped the base of the bay bridge tower to the west of the aisle.he coast guard has a couple of things, including fog is not a factor. too, again, they gave the bar pilot a warning. >> they were in constant communication with the pilot prior to the incident happening. >> do you know what was being said? how did the ship get off course? >> i don't have that information and the coast guard is investigating that. >> the other investigation by the national transportation safety board according to an investigator, they will look at "man, machine, and environment." in other words looking at every possible reason for the collision. there were no injuries and this is no damage to the bridge. 20 crew members of the "overseas raymar" still on the ship in san francisco bay. it has a dented hull and the question is whether will it be fixed and how long will it take? we are interested if that and the crew member is probably more interested than we are. >> abc7 news was the first to report the ship collision on twitter and you can keep up with if you developments

the coast guard also plans to interview the pilot of the empty tanker called the overseas raymar. the bridge itself is okay. no injuries with this. investigators say the ship is double hulled, seaworthy. no leaks. the coast guard is trying to figure out what went wrong here. the bar pilot has been identified as a 61 year old on the bay since 2007. the coast guard will review audiotap audiotapes. they were in contact just before the impact. >> the ship's captain they were in an outbound transit obviously and the coast guard gives an advisory to those folks. in communication with them just prior to the accident. >> reporter: state records show that he ran aground in san francisco in 2007 and in 2010 again. he passed an alcohol test, drug tests are still spending. reporting live on treasure island, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> all right. thank you very much. >>> let's check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. we're not teasing when you say possible 70s today. >> we're going to get close to it. we like to round up. i speak from the high end of the glass alwa

. >> sky 7hd was over the 751-foot oil tanker overseas raymar, minutes after the vessel side-swiped a tower of the bay bridge, damaging the hull. investigators were combing every inch of the ship. >> the damage appears to be well above the waterline and a crushing of the metal structure itself, no penetration of the hull itself. >> no oil has spilled into the bay, and as for the bridge, the plastic and wooden fenders surrounding the tower took quite a beating, as they're die signed -- designed to do. the bay bridge is open and safe at this time. >> the coast guard says the captain and the bar pilot, who gives orders from the ships in the bay, are both experienced, but clearly something went wrong. the coast guard assess fog may have been a factor, cutting visibility to a quarter mile. this man got to work on treasure island just minutes before the accident. >> at that time i did not see -- only seen she ship -- ship light was right in front. reporter: the ship was empty, but as a precaution, oil booms have been set up around the vessel. the overseas raymar ordered to stay in san franc

bay area's arturo santiago will take a look at why the tanker was allowed to go underneath the bridgen the visibility was so poor. the latest on the investigation from treasure island. jodi? >> reporter: the coast guard says it wrapped up its first interview of the pilot today. we understand he is an expert at navigating ships through the nuances of the bay. he has done it hundreds and hundreds of times before. now he's in the hot seat as investigators try to figure out what went wrong. a ship hitting the bay bridge, that's a big deal. we love the bay and we want to see it protected. >> reporter: that's why investigator are so intent on finding out what caused the 752-foot oil tanker to side twip a tower of the bay bridge, a major

. >>> repair work begins on the bay bridge fender damaged in the tanker accident. the repairs will not be cheap. elissa harrington is on treasure isle to tell us about the work. >> reporter: the structure was not damaged, it was the fender system that the tanker hit on 7th, repairs will not be cheap. estimates are between $2 million and $3 million. fenders are made of steel and recycled plastic. it was on january 7 around 11:20 a.m. that an oil tanker struck the bridge on the western span. no oil leaked, nobody was hurt. now the metropolitan transportation commission will try and get the tanker's owner to help pay for the pricy repairs. that company is osg ship management. they also have some money in reserve. work starts today. these repairs will take between four and five months to finish up. live on treasure island, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> one man is in custody, police are seeking two other suspects after a shooting that wounded a police officer in oakland last night. investigators say the undercover detective was shot in the arm just before

>>> the warning given to the bar pilot who led an oil tanker into the base of the bay bridge, new information about the suspect who stole an historic box from the oakland museum. and what barry bonds, was he voted in the hall of fame? at noon. >>> the baseball hall of fame ballots are in with the results that has not been seen in 17 years. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. decision came down one hour ago and barry bonds will not be inducted this year into the baseball hall of fame. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live now with a look at how many vote esgot and what happened to the other -- votes he got and what happened to the other players. >> reporter: barry bonds only garnered 42% of the votes. bonds isn't alone no one made it this year and that has not happened since 1996. now, many say this is a clear rebutte to the steroid. bonds, clemens and roger clemens all denied big yowas close topping the ballot with 68% of the votes. he fell 39 votes short. now, bonds hit a major league record, 762 home runs. he run an unprecedented mvp. clemens won seven cy young awards. boat finished their caree

may havealtered the tankers planned path underneath the bridge.t a google earth map. before the crash the tanker was being refueld at what's called anchorage 9, which is to the southeast of san francisco... from there the ship headed north towards the bay bridge..for vessels traveling on the bay the towers of the bridge are listed as letter of the alphabet. a, b, c,d and so forth. according to the mercury news the overseas reymar was originally supposed to pass under the bridge between the c and d towers. but the pilot, for reason that are not yet know, changed his mind and decided to take the ship between the d and e towers. it was during this maneuver that the tanker collided with tower e. the ship was apparently going about 11.8 knots when it sideswiped the tower, causing millions of dollars in damage to both the bridge and the ship. again, at this point, it's not clear why the pilot changed course or how the tanker struck the tower. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: there was a bigger than expected turnout today, at the ma

cbs 5 >>> new video coming in of the oil tanker that bumped the bridge this morning.ure island with joe for the latest. >> reporter: you can still see the oil tanker over there by the overseas ray mar. it had dropped off the cargo of fuel oil, went under the bay bridge to wait for more cargo, then at 11:20 the oil tanker was heading back out to sea. as it went under the bridge, it scraped the tower. let me show you video showing damage to the overseas ray mar. it may look like a scratch, but we're told the impact crushed the outer hull to the ship. no damage to the inner hull. there was no oil cargo on board so no oil was spilled. meanwhile, what about the bay bridge? there's dang to the protective structure around -- there's damage to the protective structure around around the area hit. it's there as a fender to protect the bridge. it did just that. cow tran says there's no structural damage to the bridge. traffic was never affected. now the investigation begins. a variety of things they'll have to do. they'll inspect the ship. that's why it's still anchored here. th

you can see the oil tanker is still here with all of its onboard lights on. anchored just off treasure island and the coast guard still has investigators onboard. crews are keeping an eye on out leaks and testing the integrity of the oil tanker. it hit a fender at the base at 11:20 this morning. the coast guard says the rear right side of the ship hit the

the tanker will remain on hold in the nl the investigation is concluded. >> next step may to the bay to get it further evaluated or repaired. >> the crew will remain on board that ship. now no oil leaked out of the tanker, it's worth mentioning the coast guard classified this as a major marine casualty. as you said damage has exceeded $500,000. i'm live on treasure island abc 7 news. >> and now i team has been digging into the record and our dan noyes got a angry reaction at the bar pilot office today. >> it's part of the job i'm used to heated reactions to investigations. but i never expect simple questions to get physical. >> well we went to the bar pilot office to ask questions one of the bar pilots came out with out prodding from me began to yell some profanities at me began to push me. i had to call the police. at this point he continued to push me, while i was on the phone with police. and so i will have that package at some point later in the broadcast. >> hang with us we'll try to get to that shortly. >> moving on here this mishap is a clear reminder of the danger of navigati

the oil tanker was getting way too close to the bay bridge. tonight as you can see that oil tanker remains anchored off treasure island. tomorrow the ntsb gets to work to find out what happened. the coast guard has listened to recordings of radio traffic and confirms the tanker overseas rain bar was warned it was on a collision course with the tower of the bay bridge. it came from the vessel traffic service. the new information is sure to be a factor when the ntsb begins its investigation. >> what we will be doing is gathering investigation. throughout the investigation we will be looking at the van, the machine and the environment. we will determine what caused this. >> sky 7hd shows coast guard investigators on board the overseas rain bar. they interest vied the bar pilot who was at the helm at the time of the accident. he passed an alcohol test, the result of a drug test are still pending. investigators also looked at the crushed hole from inside the ship. >> we continue to run through the records and conduct technical analysis. we will loo

the tanker which you see here was not loaded with oil when it bumped into a tower on the san francisco side of the bridge. caltran says the bridge itself was not damaged and is safe. within 20 minutes of the incident caltran's crews were inspecting the damage and say it was confined to a protective fender around the tower. >> about 30 to 40 feet of the fender system has been damaged and will need to be replaced. it's been damaged in the way that it was supposed to. it protected the bridge. >> in 2007 you'll remember another ship also scrape add tower of the western span of the bridge. it spills 53,000 gallons of fuel into the bay. we get more on today's incident from consumer editor tom vacar. >> the overseas is a bulk petroleum tanker that most recently carried 350,000 barrels of crude oil to the refinery and was essentially empty on its way back to ecuador to pick up another load. that accounts for why the 750-foot long tanker was riding so high in the water. >> initial findings are that there is not any spill or any discharge of product into the water. >> the ship, which the coast g

part of the outer hull of the tanker overseas raymar was crashed. -- crushed.at's outer layer may have v.protected the inner hull. >> it's a double hulled ship there. is no penetration of the hull we've foundiqíe tork date. soundings led to us believe there is no product leaking into the water. >> still, 4,000 foot of boom will be put in while the coast guard investigates how this accident happened. the call came in at

. >> pam: the coast guard checking out an oil tanker. after it strikes the bay bridge. the 750=foot ship. sideswiped one of the bridge towers. tonight, investigators looking at the possible causes no injuries were reported. the busy span remained open to traffic after the tanker- called "overseas reymar" - struck a tower of the west span of the bridge. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c news. tonight at 11 -- we'll start our team covearge with kron-4's dan kerman. with details on what happened. >> reporter: the oil tanker is anchored off of the coast of treasure island. investigators are trying to figure out why it crashed into the bridge on 11:20 as it was figuring and heading out towards the sea. >> we are trying to figure out if it was a human error. >> with one-quarter mile visibility even if the visibility is limited there are still plenty of ways to avoid the bridge. >> the radar and the vessel traffic services. >> the pilots association said that at that time at the double hull had no petroleum other than the fuel which is a good thing when

the tanker will be repaired before it carries oil again. they are limiting the number of vessels around the bridge when visibility is low. >> marin city first homicide of the year. a 17 year old boy was gunned down in the middle of the night. kara is live in the neighborhood. >> search and rescue crews are finishing up. it is 11 hours since the young man was shot and killed. it is marin city's first homicide of the year. in 2012, there was only one homicide the entire year. neighbors are left wondering why someone so young and new to the neighborhood was shot and killed in the night. >> he was asleep at home. and i heard a couple of shots, boom, boom, and it woke me up. >> shortly after midnight 911 calls poured in that a boy was shot. >> deputies attempted cpr and first aid to the victim. medical personnel pronounced the subject deceased. the victim's sister april said her brother was a good kid who turned 17 four gey -- days ago. he moved from his father's home in the northern california town. he didn't know anyone here and being new coul

ing way tanker was too close to the bay bridge. tonight as you can see that oil tanker remains anchored off treasure island. tomorrow the ntsb gets to work to find out what happened. the coast guard has listened to recordings of radio traffic and confirms the tanker overseas rain bar was warned it was on a collision course with the tower of the bay bridge. it came from the vessel traffic service. the new information is sure to be a factor when the ntsb begins its investigation. >> what we will be doing is gathering investigation. throughout the investigation we will be looking at the van, the machine and the environment. we will determine what caused this. >> sky 7hd shows coast guard investigators on board the overseas rain bar. they interest vied the bar pilot who was at the hf the acc. the time of the accident. he passed an alcohol tessult ofg result of a drug test are still pending. investigators also looked at the crushed hole from inside the ship. >> we continue to run through the records and conduct technical analysis. we wi

the oil tanker has unloaded the oil at the refinery and went to oakland to refuel to make the next trip. it is capable of hauling half a million gallons of oil but it was empty from what it had been carrying. the crew has been detained. no one has been injured. a lost questions if the coast guard when they have the news conference and how big a factor was the fog. what condition was the pilot in? we know in things. we will hear more in a moment. live from treasure island for abc7 news. >> the i-team has uncovered new information about bar pilot guy kleess who had two prior incidents in northern california. the first happened august 27, 2009, when the ship grounded briefly while entering the port of sacramento. he was ordered to take four practice trips. to two days later he damaged a cat walk in stockton but it was pilot error and he was ordered to take four practice trips for that, as well. >> here is what is next in the tanker investigation, ship could remained anchored for days. investigators have to wait for the results from the bar pilot toxicology screening, interview the entire c

hour or a week or a year as they try to figure why that ship off of treasure island, the 750' oil tanker "overseas raymar" did what it did on monday. where will they repair the ship? there is a 20-member crew on board and a group was going to board the "overseas raymar" and is not with the ntsb but says they are with the marshal island registries where the tanker is from. the coast guard and investigators will work together to figure why it sideswiped the bay bridge tower west of yerba buena island on monday. the bar pilot was warned he was off coast and it is unclear whether fog played a role. i spoke with a ntsb in washington, dc, this morning. >> at this stage they are fact gathering and we cannot determine a cause early on in an investigation. it usually takes some time, maybe 12 to 18 months before we determine the cause but we are at the beginning stages of the investigation. at this point we are collecting as much data as we can. >> keep in mind the ntsb report on the november 2007 accident did not come out until may of 2009 so that was 18 months in the making. the coast guard cou