A roughly 2.5-mile-long oil slick was spotted Friday off the coast of Huntington Beach, but its source remained unclear.
An approximately 2.5-mile-long oil slick was spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach, but its source remained unclear."Aerial surveys are planned to assess the size and potential impacts,'' Coast Guard officials said on social media.
, formerly Twitter, that crews were responding to the area. "Early thoughts are that it's from a platform," Foley wrote."We are actively monitoring reports of an oil sheen near Huntington Beach," the statement said. "We have deployed personnel to evaluate the incident and will continue to coordinate with local, state and federal partners."
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