LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Wednesday to the coastal oil spill in Orange County. More than 400 crewmembers are conducting cleanup operations with 1,500 people expected to be dispatched by the end of the week. Updates as of Oct. 6 at noon: To date, 5,544 total gallons of crude […]
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Press Conference Live Stream (Facebook) – Oct. 6, 2021
2021 Oil Spill Press Conference Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 6, 2021
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: 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), Amplify Energy 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 […]
MEDIA AVAILABILITY FOR OVERFLIGHT OF ORANGE COUNTY AFFECTED AREA
WHO: Unified Command Joint Information Center. WHAT: The Unified Command responding to the spill is scheduled to host a media availability for an overflight in a Coast Guard aircraft over waters off the Orange County coast. WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. PDT WHERE: Ross Aviation 3250 Airflite Way, […]
Media availability aboard Coast Guard ship to tour response operations
WHO: Coast Guard crewmembers WHAT: Scheduled to host media in the waters off the Orange County coast WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. PDT WHERE: Coast Guard Sector LA/LB at 1001 S Seaside Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731 Editor’s Note: Space on the cutter will be limited to 22 people […]
UPDATE 4: Unified command continues response to oil spill off Orange County Beaches
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Tuesday to the oil spill off the coast of Orange County. The Unified Command contracted commercial divers to identify the source of the leak. The divers on Monday validated Remotely Operated Vehicle footage showing no indications of oil release at the potential source of the […]