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Cleanup crews worked Monday to mop up the last remnants of a small oil spill that erupted off the coast of Santa Barbara County over the weekend in the same area where a 1969 spill caused an ecological disaster. More than 1,130 gallons of oil — or 27 barrels — spilled from a drilling platform six miles off the coast, said Carol Singleton of the State Department of Fish and Game. As of Monday, crews using skimmers had mopped up about 882 gallons, and the oil was not expected to reach the scenic area's coastline. There were no reports of injury to wildlife....
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