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Board pursues case against Bay Bridge pilot

By Terence Chea
Published April 4, 2013 4:00am ET
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Board pursues case against Bay Bridge pilot
File - In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo provided by the Coast Guard, damage is seen to the tanker Overseas Reymar following a collision with tower six of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. A state panel is recommending that the pilot of the empty oil tanker that sideswiped the bridge have his license suspended or revoked. The recommendation is contained in a report released Thursday April 4, 2013 by the California Board of Pilot Commissioners Incident Review Committee.(AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Pamela J. Boehland, File) | Petty Officer 2nd Class Pamela J. Boehland

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A state board has voted to pursue license revocation or suspension for the pilot of an empty oil tanker that sideswiped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

The California Board of Pilot Commissioners made the decision on Thursday after its Incident Review Committee recommended the disciplinary action against pilot Guy Kleess.

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