This sucks.
http://abc7.com/news/ruptured-pipel...efugio-state-beach-near-santa-barbara/731356/
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) --
A ruptured 24-inch pipeline spilled about 21,000 gallons of oil into the ocean off Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, which spread across 4 miles of coastline.
A citizen reported the leak at about noon Tuesday coming from the pipeline off the 101 Freeway. The pipeline, owned by Santa Maria-based Plains All-American Pipeline, was on land, and the oil flowed from the cliffs into the waters.
The pipeline was later secured and the leak was stopped, Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management officials said.
The U.S. Coast Guard was monitoring clean-up operations. A commercial oil spill response company has begun clean-up, Coast Guard officials said.
At one point, whales could be seen swimming in the area. Clean-up crews attempted to push the animals away from the oil.
http://abc7.com/news/ruptured-pipel...efugio-state-beach-near-santa-barbara/731356/
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) --
A ruptured 24-inch pipeline spilled about 21,000 gallons of oil into the ocean off Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, which spread across 4 miles of coastline.
A citizen reported the leak at about noon Tuesday coming from the pipeline off the 101 Freeway. The pipeline, owned by Santa Maria-based Plains All-American Pipeline, was on land, and the oil flowed from the cliffs into the waters.
The pipeline was later secured and the leak was stopped, Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management officials said.
The U.S. Coast Guard was monitoring clean-up operations. A commercial oil spill response company has begun clean-up, Coast Guard officials said.
At one point, whales could be seen swimming in the area. Clean-up crews attempted to push the animals away from the oil.
