Oil Spill Threatens Bay Area Wildlife
November 9, 2007 By TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press Writer
An oil spill is seen from the air with the Bay Bridge in the background in San Francisco, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. Some 58,000 gallons of oil were spilled into the bay after a container ship hit a tower of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
(AP) -- Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000 gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, which scientists say could threaten wildlife for years.
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