A major cleanup operation has been launched to tackle a 126,000-gallon oil slick off the southern California coast, which has forced beaches to close and prompted officials to warn of “substantial ecological impacts.”
The USCG said it was working alongside Beta Offshore, which operates three offshore oil platforms in the Beta Field off the California coast. Beta Offshore has not yet responded to inquiries from NBC News.on Huntington Beach and nearby wetlands, the City of Huntington Beach said in a statement.
Skimming equipment and booms were deployed to prevent the inflow of oil into ecologically sensitive areas, the statement said. It added that it had to cancel the final day of its Pacific Airshow to facilitate clean-up operations.NBC Los AngelesThe Coast Guard also said it was actively monitoring for any wildlife that could have become contaminated by oil, and it asked the public to stay away from the area while the clean-up was underway.
It added that the plume of oil was now stretching for nearly 6 nautical miles, running from the Huntington Beach pier to Newport Beach, around 5 miles south. The city of Newport Beach said in a statement Saturday that the slick was expected to dissipate through wind, sun and wave action, but it later said it will
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