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Photos: Off-shore oil spill causes destruction to Orange County beaches and wildlife

Crude oil covers the sand as low tide recedes at Huntington State Beach on Sunday.
Crude oil covers the sand as low tide recedes at Huntington State Beach on Sunday after an off-shore pipeline burst the day, leaking oil that washed up all along the Newport Beach and Huntington Beach shorelines.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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What looks like crude oil covers the nape and feet of a Western gull at Huntington State Beach on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Nevada science teacher Nick Orr collects crude oil and sand for future experiment.
Nevada science teacher Nick Orr collects crude oil and sand for a future experiment with his students, at the mouth of the Santa Ana River on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Dozens of fish could be seen swimming under crude oil slicks at the Talbert Marsh on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Crude oil covers the sand at the mouth of the Santa Ana River in Newport Beach on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Crude oil covers the sand as a bulldozer creates a berm at the mouth of the Santa Ana river on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Dozens of fish were seen swimming under crude oil slicks at the Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Crude oil covers the sand at the mouth of the Santa Ana River in Newport Beach on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A bulldozer creates a berm at the mouth of the Santa Ana river in Newport Beach on Sunday.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A sign announces to drivers the Pacific Air Show had been canceled Sunday due to  the major oil spill.
A sign announces to drivers the Pacific Air Show had been canceled Sunday due to the major oil leak.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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