Penguin alert after bunkering spill
Seabird conservation volunteers are monitoring the shores for oiled penguins after a predawn offshore fuelling incident on Saturday dumped up to 400l of oil into Algoa Bay.
Strong westerly winds appear to have pushed the spill away from the colonies of endangered African penguins on St Croix and Bird islands but it could still cause problems for birds out hunting for fish...
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