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Apr 12, 2008 10:07 am US/Pacific

Small Oil Spill Prompts Destruction Of Fish, Crabs

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) ― The Coast Guard says nearly 50 gallons of oil has leaked from an underground pipeline into Long Beach Harbor.

Lt. Anthony Munoz says the leak was discovered late Thursday from an underground oil transfer pipeline at the port. A cleanup crew dispatched by the pipeline's owner, Tidelands Oil Production Company, arrived within an hour.

Munoz says the leak has been stopped and the spill is contained. Bait fish and shellfish from charter boats at the harbor along with crabs from a local fish market had to be destroyed. They were kept in tanks that drew surface water from the spill area.

The cleanup is expected to be completed within two weeks.

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