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May 14, 2008 7:58 am US/Central

1,500 Gallons Of Gas Spill Into SF Bay

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― The Coast Guard says about 1,500 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel has spilled into San Francisco Bay after a tugboat hit a refinery fuel line.

A Coast Guard spokeswoman says fuel from the line spilled into the bay after the boat hit what's called a transfer line around 1:00 a.m. Wednesday.

The line is used to transfer fuel from Tesoro Petroleum's Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez to barges.

Coast Guard vessels are on the scene assessing the spill. The Coast Guard also has a boom ready and two skimmers will be deployed to try to remove the spill.

None of the four crewmembers on board the tugboat were hurt.

They are being held at the scene.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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