Oil spills into SF Bay south of Bay Bridge - San Francisco Chronicle

The severity of the second toxic fuel spill to hit San Francisco Bay in two years remained unknown Friday, but as a large plume of oil headed for shore, questions were being asked about the speed of the response.

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The 6:48 a.m. spill occurred 2 1/2 miles south of the Bay Bridge as bunker fuel was being pumped into the Panamanian tanker Dubai Star, sending emergency crews scrambling to contain an oil slick that was at least 3 miles long by Friday evening - and spreading. Several observers said there was a long gap between the time the spill was first reported and the time booms were placed around the ship.

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