Santa Barbara (Port)
Moored Vessels
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Type
Moored
Fishing Vessel
15.08. 01:07
Pleasure Craft
12.04. 08:40
Pleasure Craft
10.08. 02:31
Unclassified
06.11. 14:08
Sailing Vessel
04.08. 00:09
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Large Oil Spill Impacts Several Miles of Beach Near Santa Barbara
The U.S. Coast Guard and first responders are responding to a large oil spill that has impacted several miles of shoreline in Santa Barbara County, California. The Coast Guard reports that the spill occurred Tuesday afternoon around 12 p.m. and the sheen washed ashore along Refugio State Beach, near Santa Barbara. The source has been confirmed as a ruptured 24-inch pipeline, the Coast Guard said. The source has been secured. Media has reported that the spill is estimated to be about 21,000 gallons. The USCG in Los Angeles has reported that the sheen stretches across approximately 4 miles of beach at Refugio Beach. A commercial oil spill response company has been contracted to begin clean up operations.
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