Oil slicks are seen on the water off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, in the wake of a major oil spill that has canceled several activities and is affecting wildlife.
About 3,000 barrels of oil, equivalent to 126,000 gallons, leaked from an offshore facility, Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr said.A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California has forced Huntington Beach and activities scheduled to take place in the region to shut down.
The U.S. Coast Guard was notified of the spill around 9 a.m. Saturday, Carr said. By early Sunday morning, the oil had reached the shore. It had entered the Talbert Marshlands and the Santa Ana River Trail, fanning out over an area of about 5.8 nautical miles, the city of Huntington Beach announced in a press release Sunday morning.Boats help clean up an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, Oct. 3, 2021.
Newport Beach Mayor Brad Avery reported to Foley that he saw dolphins swimming through the slick oil plumes as he headed back to shore from Catalina, Foley tweeted. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center is currently in a"holding pattern" as it awaits the arrival of oiled animals in the next hours, days and weeks, Krysta Higuchi, communications representative for the organization, told ABC News.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
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