<p>Signs marking beach closed to fishing and harvesting are seen while cleanup crews in the background shovel and rake contaminated sand into bags at El Capitan State Beach on Friday. </p>
May 23, 2015
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May 23, 2015 9 p.m.
Choppy slick is harder to clean
More oily animals found after leak of nearly 105,000 gallons
LOS ANGELES - A 10-square-mile oil slick off the coast of California is thinner than a coat of paint and it's becoming harder to skim from choppy waters, officials said Friday as more dead animals were discovered on the Santa Barbara coast.