An oil slick is seen along the coast of Refugio State Beach in Goleta, California, United States, May 19, 2015.
The clean-up of about 9 miles ( about 15 kilometers) of oil spill slick along the coast of Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County of Southern California will need at least 3 days, officials of the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management said Wednesday.
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An oil slick is seen along the coast of Refugio State Beach in Goleta, California, United States, May 19, 2015. |
An underground pipeline ruptured on Tuesday and spilled about 21,000 gallons of crude, according to the Spill Prevention and Response Office of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).
The source was secured, but an unknown amount reached the Pacific Ocean, the office said in a press release.
Clean up operations and investigation into the incident is ongoing. The Oiled Wildlife Care Network has activated recovery teams to collect oiled animals.
Mark Crossland, a captain with the CDFW, was quoted by local media as saying that some wildlife will likely be affected because of the spill.
CDFW closed fishing and shell fish harvesting in Santa Barbara County from one mile west of Refugio State Beach to one mile east of the beach following the crude oil pipeline spill.