Oil on the Beach after the California Oil Spill

Oil is pictured on the sand at El Capitan State Beach after a 24-inch underground pipeline broke and leaked into a culvert leading to the Pacific Ocean. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline said thousands of gallons of oil were released before the pipeline was shut down.

Unique identifier: GP0STP1R1

Type: Image

Shoot date: 20/05/2015

Locations: California, North America, Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara, United States of America

Credit line: © Jonathan Alcorn / Greenpeace

Size: 5218px × 3479px 4MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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California Oil Spill

Cleanup crews begin treating four miles of the Pacific Ocean and shoreline near Goleta, Calif., after a 24-inch underground pipeline broke and leaked into a culvert leading to the ocean. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline said an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil were released before the pipeline was shut down. Sea life is dead in the oil. Whales were seen in the area affected by the oil which lies in an area of state park beaches.

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