Santa Barbara Channel Marine Oil Spill, 1969

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Palisades Educational Film

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: 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 by that time, and now ranks third after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon and 1989 Exxon Valdez spills. The footage was shot by Kent Durden. More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Santa_Barbara_oil_spill