The onshore ruptured pipeline behind this week's Santa Barbara oil spill was
operating "well below its maximum operating capacity" when it ruptured
and leaked more than 100,000 gallons of crude on coastal lands and into
the ocean, the oil company said Thursday.
Crews continued to clean beaches and coastal waters, and officials
reported that the leak killed an undisclosed number of lobsters, kelp
bass and marine invertebrates. Six oil-soaked pelicans and one young sea
lion were being rehabilitated, officials said
Marine lives are greatly affected and for now nobody knows to what extent will this damage will go, and how long can nature tolerate oil spills?
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