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Gnarly Sheen
Ship crashes in San Francisco Bay, leaks 58,000 gallons of oil |
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08 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 12:46 PM on 08 Nov 2007 A container ship larger than the Titanic collided with San Francisco's Bay Bridge on Wednesday, tearing a 160-foot gash in its hull and spilling at least 58,000 gallons of oil. The leak nauseated some bystanders, closed down beaches and fishing, and could threaten the health of seals, birds, and other wildlife. The spilled substance, known as bunker oil, "tends to be rather heavy, a ... |
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| Topics: California, news, oil, San Francisco, water pollution (all these topics) |
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