Cota has piloted about 4,000 ships in the bay during his 27-year career , said his attorney , Jeffrey Bornstein . Cosco Busan pleads guilty to violating misdemeanor pollution laws . The pilot faces 2007 in prison , federal prosecutors say . Container ship Cosco Busan slammed into U.S. the San Francisco Bay Bridge in up to 10 months . Massive oil spill killed more than 2,000 birds and cost $ 60 million to clean up .
Cosco Busan pleads guilty to violating misdemeanor pollution laws . The pilot faces 2007 in prison , federal prosecutors say . Container ship Cosco Busan slammed into U.S. the San Francisco Bay Bridge in up to 10 months . Massive oil spill killed more than 2,000 birds and cost $ 60 million to clean up .