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 […]
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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 […]
UPDATE 5: Unified command continues response to oil spill off Orange County beaches
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 […]
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 […]
UPDATE 3: Unified command continues response to oil spill off Orange County Beaches
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command continues its response Monday to the oil spill off the coast of Orange County. Fourteen boats are conducting oil recovery operations Monday while three Coast Guard boats are enforcing a safety zone 1,000 yards around oil spill recovery boats. Seven aircraft were dispatched for overflight assessments. Shoreside and […]
UPDATE 2: Unified command continues response to oil spill off Newport Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The unified command continues its response Sunday to the oil spill off the coast of Orange County. Fourteen boats conducted oil recovery operations Sunday afternoon. Three Coast Guard boats enforced a safety zone off 1,000 yards around oil spill boats. Four aircraft were dispatched for overflight assessments. Shoreside response was conducted by 105 […]