Posted by: Sandy Steinman | May 20, 2015

Large Santa Barbara Oil Spill

The L.A. Times reported

A clean-up operation was beginning Wednesday after a ruptured pipeline near Santa Barbara leaked an estimated 21,000 gallons of crude oil Tuesday.

Officials were still trying to assess the environmental damage of the spill, which sent oil onto beaches.

“It is horrible,” said Brett Connors, 35, a producer from Santa Monica who said he spotted sea lions swimming in the oil slick. “You want to jump in there and save them.”

Read the full story at  LA Times – Officials assess damage from large Santa Barbara oil spill.


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