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1969 Santa Barbara oil spill

1969 CE · United States, North America · Disaster

1969 Santa Barbara oil spill
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The Santa Barbara oil spill occurred in January and February 1969 in the Santa Barbara Channel, near the city of Santa Barbara in Southern California. It was the largest oil spill in United States waters at the time. It remains the largest oil spill to have occurred in the waters off California.

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