As regional temperatures soar near 100 degrees, officials have closed off a large swath of Southern California’s famous beaches, as an oil spill slowly leaks into surrounding waters and some …
A pipeline leak is believed to be the cause of an oil spill,
reported. The leak was first noticed on Saturday, and now extends for 13 miles in the ocean off the coast of the wealthy communities of Newport Beach and Huntington Beach.The leak came from a pipeline owned by Beta Offshore, a Southern California oil producer. They first noticed the problem around noon on Saturday and shut down the pipeline soon after.
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Major oil spill off Southern California fouls beachesHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — One of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands.
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Oil Is Washing Up At Southern California Beaches After A Major Offshore SpillThe spill has already had “significant ecological impacts,” Huntington Beach officials said.
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Major Southern California Oil Spill Fouls Beaches, Kills WildlifeThe oil created a miles-wide sheen in the ocean and washed ashore in sticky, black globules along with dead birds and fish.
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What caused the massive oil spill off Huntington Beach? Here is what we knowPeople began smelling oil off the Orange County coast on Friday afternoon. By Saturday, an oil slick was visible, with boaters as well as dolphins and other marine life moving through it. Then Saturday night, oil begin to wash onto beaches and marshland
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