This will be replaced by the headline WHO: Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR) subject matter field experts. WHAT: Providing information about the coastal oil cleanup response and techniques. WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at 2 p.m. WHERE: The Balboa Pier Municipal Lot at 2 […]
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UPDATE 9: The Unified Command is continuing its response Friday to the coastal oil spill in Orange County
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Friday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties. San Diego County has designated a local government on scene coordinator and is now a part of the Unified Command. Operations continue with more than 1,300 personnel conducting on-water and shoreline […]
UPDATE 8: Unified Command continues response to oil spill off Orange County beaches
Editor’s Note: Daily press briefings are being canceled until new significant information becomes available LONG BEACH, Calif. — Unified Command operations are taking place Friday in Orange and San Diego Counties in response to the coastal oil spill. Updates as of Oct. 8 at 7:30 a.m.: More than 900 people are conducting response operations […]
UPDATE 7: Unified Command continues response to oil spill off Orange County beaches
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Thursday to the coastal oil spill in Orange County. Preliminary findings estimate that 24,696 gallons represents the minimum amount of oil released from the pipeline based on flow metering following the recovery of crude oil using negative pressure. In Orange County, the public can […]
UPDATE 6: Unified Command continues response to oil spill off Orange County beaches
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Thursday to the coastal oil spill in Orange County. Updates as of Oct. 7 at 8:30 a.m.: More than 800 people are conducting response operations. To date, 5,544 total gallons of crude oil have been recovered Crews assessed all accessible shorelines from the northernmost […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Unified Command to hold press briefing on Orange County oil spill response
WHO: The unified command representatives are Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (CDFW-OSPR), and Dr. Michael Ziccardi, the Director of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network. Supporting agencies are the cities of Long Beach, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. WHAT: Unified commands representatives provide the latest update on […]