California oil spill spreads across 9 miles of ocean, blackens beaches, closes campgrounds
at 22:03 on May 20, 2015, EDT.
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GOLETA, Calif. - An oil spill from a ruptured onshore pipeline that fouled beaches and threatened wildlife along a scenic stretch of the California coast spread across 9 miles of ocean Wednesday and officials said up to 105,000 gallons may have leaked out.
Up to a fifth of that amount — 21,000 gallons — reached the sea, according to estimates.