28/06/2000 12:30 Cape Town Some 150 penguins unaffected by the oil spill began their long swim from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape back to their breeding habitat at Robben Island near Cape Town on Wednesday. The penguins, who have all been tagged, were transported in a truck hired by the South African National Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob) to Port Elizabeth on Tuesday night. More than 400 tons of fuel oil escaped from the bulk ore carrier Treasure before divers were able to seal the holds. The ship was carrying 130 000 tons of iron ore and 1 300 tons of fuel oil when she sank off the Cape West coast last Friday. A spokesperson for Sanccob, Christina Pretorius said the centre had a capacity to treat 1 000 penguins. John Rolfe