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Officials said they had identified a 5.8-mile oil plume running roughly from Huntington Beach Pier to Newport Beach. The coast in Newport Beach remained open Sunday morning, but officials were starting to receive reports of oil hitting the beach between 52nd and the jetty, said Councilman Will O’Neill.Early Sunday four men cast fishing lines in the water near the mouth of the Santa Ana River in Newport Beach where the sand remained open. Families hauled beach chairs across the sand to the water.
“It’s not safe. Even as we’re standing here I can smell the fumes. The fumes are actually toxic and not safe to breathe,” Foley said. “If you swim or surf in the water that’s not good for your health — it could cause long term complications.” People are being asked not to approach potentially affected wildlife, as “they can cause more harm than good to the animals,” but instead call the UC Davis Oiled Wildlife Care Network at 823-6926, said Eric Laughlin, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. A crew from the network has been mobilized for any needed rescue and rehabilitation work.
At a news conference late Saturday night, local officials expressed grave concern about the environmental impacts of the spill and hoped workers could prevent the oil from hitting sensitive wetlands.“We’ve been working with our federal, state and county partners to mitigate the impact that could be a potential ecological disaster,” Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr told reporters.On the afternoon of Feb.
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