Ventura Coastline Partially Reopened Day After Oil Spill

The spill was reported Tuesday morning about 1 mile north of Faria Beach from the southern boundary of the Mussel Shoals to the northern boundary of Faria County Park.

The Department of Fish and Game has declared the area off-shore open to fishing Wednesday afternoon after successfully completing on-water recovery operations. They are are expected to continue working on the inland area, which remains closed, through the rest of the week.

Investigators believe a ruptured pipeline owned by Vintage Petroleum may be the cause of the release. "The company reported that the spill was the result of a landslide that ruptured one of their gathering pipelines," a statement from Fish and Game spokeswoman Carol Singleton said Tuesday, "releasing an estimated 210 gallons into the environment."