NBCNews.com | Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Crews Race to Contain Estimated 21000 Gallons NBCNews.com Crews are rushing to contain an oil spill that has befouled four miles of scenic California coastline just before the Memorial Day holiday. The spill, about 20 miles up the coast from Santa Barbara, was estimated at 21,000 gallons. The Coast Guard said ... Ruptured pipeline spills 21000 gallons of oil along California coast California Pipeline Ruptures, Leaks Oil Into Pacific Ocean Oil Slick Blackens Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County; Coast Guard ... |