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Photos: Oil spill in Southern California
Oil-stained sand is seen in Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday, October 6.
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Photos: Oil spill in Southern California
A surfer leaves the water as workers continue cleanup efforts in Huntington Beach, California, on Monday, October 11. Huntington Beach had just reopened its shoreline.
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Workers walk by dead marine life in Newport Beach on October 6.
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Workers clean a contaminated area of Newport Beach on October 6.
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Photos: Oil spill in Southern California
A staff member of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife examines a sanderling that was affected by the oil in Huntington Beach.
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Photos: Oil spill in Southern California
Members of a Coast Guard flight crew look out over the Orange County coastline as they search for oil in the water on Tuesday, October 5.
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Workers clean up debris in Huntington Beach on October 5.
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Environmental cleanup crews work in Huntington Beach on October 5.
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A boom is used to contain the oil spill in Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach.
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Workers with Patriot Environmental Services clean up some of the oil that flowed into the Talbert Marsh.
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Beachgoers walk along the coast of Huntington Beach on October 4.
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