Wednesday, February 11, 2009

20071113 Spill could hurt San Francisco tourism-2

SAN FRANCISCO - The oil spill that has already fouled San Francisco Bay and delayed the Dungeness crab season is raising fears that visitors will be reluctant to dine in the city's famed seafood restaurants.

Several beaches remained closed Tuesday, nearly a week after a cargo ship struck the Bay Bridge, releasing 58,000 gallons of bunker fuel in the bay's biggest oil spill in nearly two decades.

The sea lions and other marine mammals at the city's world-famous Fisherman's Wharf have largely avoided exposure to the oil, and the stench of fuel that had hung over the bay dissipated by Tuesday. But dark, patchy slicks continue to float in some areas, and several beaches remained closed as teams in yellow hazardous-materials suits shoved sticky globs of oil and sand into plastic bags.

Image: San Francisco oil spill

The oil spill that has already fouled San Francisco Bay and delayed the
Dungeness crab season is raising fears that visitors will be reluctant to dine
in the city's famed seafood restaurants.

News report on MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/21759645#21759645

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