Oil tanker leaking fuel into SF Bay

[October 31, 2009]  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Crews are working to contain a fuel leak in San Francisco Bay after an oil tanker spilled hundreds of gallons into the water, creating a slick at least a mile long.

Coast Guard officials say a fuel line ruptured during a fuel transfer on the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star early Friday morning. The spill happened about 2 1/2 miles southeast of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and officials say none of the fuel has made it to shore.

Mayor Gavin Newsom says booms were quickly deployed to contain the oil slick and additional booms are protecting Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island.

A nonprofit specializing in oil-spill cleanup is helping at the scene.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker has leaked fuel into San Francisco Bay, creating a slick at least a mile long.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Melissa Leake says the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star began leaking bunker fuel during a fuel transfer Friday morning. Officials don't know exactly how much has spilled into the water.

Coast Guard vessels and aircraft are on the scene about 2 1/2 miles southeast of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

[Associated Press]

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