1969 Santa Barbara oil spill

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The Santa Barbara oil spill occurred in 1969 in the Santa Barbara Channel. The source was a January 28, 1969 blow-out on Union Oil's Platform A, six miles offshore. Over a 10-day period, an estimated 3 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the channel and onto the beaches of Santa Barbara County in Southern California.

[edit] See also

• California Coastal Commission
• List of oil spills

[edit] Further reading

• Easton, Robert (1972). Black Tide: The Santa Barbara Oil Spill and its Consequences. Delacorte Press.
• Daniel Haier (2005, January 28). "‘69 Oil Spill Leaves Mark on SB Environmentalism." UCSB Daily Nexus 85(67).
• Daniel Haier (2005, January 31). "A Lasting Legacy of Offshore Drilling." UCSB Daily Nexus 85(68).

[edit] External links

• County of Santa Barbara, Energy Division
• A history of the 1969 oil spill event
• 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill
• Flickr

Coordinates: 34°19′54.75″N 119°36′48.23″W / 34.331875, -119.6133972