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Nov 2, 2009 1:20 pm US/Pacific

Crews Still Working To Clean Up After Bay Spill

 Environment & The Green Beat
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ― Cleanup crews on Monday were still sopping up fuel that washed up on Alameda County beaches after last week's oil spill in San Francisco Bay.

U.S. Coast Guard officials said 400 to 800 gallons of oil spilled onto the deck of the Panamanian-flagged Dubai Star and into the water after a line ruptured Friday during a fuel transfer.

The vessel was moved to San Francisco's Pier 80 on Sunday from its original location about two miles south of the Bay Bridge where the spill occurred.

Officials said as of Monday that 36 oil-covered birds were found alive, and 11 dead. Two of the 36 birds found alive later died during treatment.

State officials said they anticipated the incident would eventually result in the death of several dozen birds.

The birds that survived the spill were transferred to the Wildlife Care and Education Center in Fairfield. 

Wildlife officials said anyone who spots an oiled animal should call (877) 823-6926 and not attempt to rescue it.

Beaches in Alameda were the most affected by the spill.

Coast Guard spokesman David Schuhlein said crews had cleaned up 80 percent of the spill at Robert Crown Memorial State Beach. Cleanups also were under way at Ballena Bay and Bay Farm Island.

Meanwhile, all fishing was suspended from the San Mateo Bridge to the Bay Bridge.

(© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Associated Press and Bay City News contributed to this report.)

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