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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]