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Poster for Santa Barbara Channel Marine Oil Spill (1969)

Santa Barbara Channel Marine Oil Spill (1969)

1969 · Short film · 3 min · dir. Louis Kisner

Synopsis

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.

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Director
Louis Kisner
Running time
3 minutes

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