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    REFUGIO OIL SPILL

    Refugio Oil Spill

    Refugio Oil Spill    

    A multi-agency unified command is responding to an oil spill near Refugio State Beach, in Santa Barbara County, California that occurred on May 19. The response includes hundreds of federal, state and local first responders, contractors and community volunteers.

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    Refugio Oil Spill Response

    Refugio Oil Spill Response
    06.08.15 | Courtesy Video | USCGD7PSP
    Crews use hand tools and absorbent towels to remove oil from rocks along the shoreline on Ellwood Beach in Santa Barbara County, California, June...
    Refugio Spill Response

    Refugio Spill Response
    05.23.15 | CPO David Mosley | USCGD11
    Crewmembers continue to work on and off of the California coastline to remove oil which spill from a pipeline release near Rufugio State Beach,...
    Refugio Spill Response

    Refugio Spill Response
    05.22.15 | CPO David Mosley | USCGD11
    Response crews continue to investigate and clean the location where oil was released from a damaged pipeline along the coast north of Santa...
    Refugio Spill Response

    Refugio Spill Response
    05.22.15 | CPO David Mosley | USCGD11
    Response crews continue to clean beaches impacted by an oil spill along the coast north of Santa Barbara, Calif., May 22, 2015. Oil, which...
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    SCAT inspects Refugio State Beach

    SCAT inspects Refugio State Beach
    06.14.15 | Barry Bena | USCGD11
    Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique teams inspect Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sunday, June 14, 2015. SCAT teams...
    Preparing for cleanup

    Preparing for cleanup
    06.14.15 | Barry Bena | USCGD11
    Oil spill response personnel don safety equipment prior to joining their colleagues to conduct cleanup operations at Refugio State Beach in Santa...
    Refugio boom transfer

    Refugio boom transfer
    06.14.15 | Barry Bena | USCGD11
    Response personnel transfer absorbent boom for the Refugio oil spill cleanup operations being conducted at Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara...
    Refugio oil spill response

    Refugio oil spill response
    06.13.15 | PO3 Jonathan Klingenberg | USCGD13
    Crews remove boom from Refugio Beach near Santa Barbara, Calif., June 13, 2015. No signs of oil on water from the Plains Pipeline 901 rupture have...
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