Disastrous Oil Spill Leaves Huntington Beach A Mess

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: Biologist Kris Alberts, of Blackhawk Environmental, inspects two dead juvenile guitar fish found by environmental cleanup crews at Dog Beach after a major oil spill closed all beaches in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The biologists removed the guitar fish and took them back to a lab for further study to determine the cause of their death. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Workers Help To Clean Up After Devastating Oil Spill

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: Workers search for oil in the sand at the northern end of Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. A leak in an oil pipeline caused a spill off the coast of Southern California sending about 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, some ending up on beaches in Orange County. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Oil Stain On The Huntington Beach Sands

A detail of oil floating on water along an oil containment boom is pictures at Talbert Marsh after an oil spill in the Pacific Ocean in Huntington Beach, California on October 5, 2021. - The US Coast Guard is investigating a possible anchor strike as the cause of a broken pipeline that has spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the sea off California, media reported October 5, 2021. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Cleaning Up After The Disastrous Oil Spill

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: Crew from Patriot Environmental Services busy in cleaning remnants of oil from a massive spill off the Orange County along the beach on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Huntington Beach, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Garbage Washed Ashore After The Oil Spill In Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: Crew from Patriot Environmental Services busy in cleaning oil from a massive spill off the Orange County in Talbert Creek on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Huntington Beach, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Major Oil Spill Fouls Southern California Beaches

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 05: Workers in protective suits clean oil in the environmentally sensitive Talbert Marsh wetlands after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 5, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The heavy crude oil spill has affected close to 25 miles of coastline in Orange County with authorities closing beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Southern California Crews Clean What They Can From The Water

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 05: Workers in protective suits clean oil in an inlet leading to the environmentally sensitive Talbert Marsh wetlands after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 5, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The heavy crude oil spill has affected close to 25 miles of coastline in Orange County with authorities closing beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Oil Spill Causes Shore Closures

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 05: A sign is posted on Huntington Beach Pier reading 'Ocean & Shore Closed' after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 5, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The heavy crude oil spill has affected close to 25 miles of coastline in Orange County with authorities closing beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Crews Work The Shores To Clean Up Debris From Oil Spill

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 05: Cleanup workers in protective suits work along the contaminated Huntington State Beach, which is closed, after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 5, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The heavy crude oil spill has affected close to 25 miles of coastline in Orange County with authorities closing beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Oil Spill Causes Debris Filled Beaches

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: An environmental oil spill cleanup crew member wears a hot protective suit on a hot day as he walks the beach, loading chunks of oil off the beach from a major oil spill in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Worker Carries Trash From The Oil Spill

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: An environmental oil spill cleanup crew member wears a hot protective suit on a hot day as he walks the beach, loading chunks of oil off the beach from a major oil spill in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Major Oil Spill In Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: From left: Biologists Ryan Quilley, Lorena Bernal, and Kris Alberts, of Blackhawk Environmental, inspect two dead juvenile guitar fish found by environmental cleanup crews at Dog Beach after a major oil spill closed all beaches in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The biologists removed the guitar fish and took them back to a lab for further study to determine the cause of their death. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Oil Stains The Waters Of Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: An aerial view of environmental oil spill cleanup crews picking up oil chucks off the beach from a major oil spill at Huntington Dog Beach with a view of Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve in the background in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Workers Help To Clean The Contaminated Waters Of Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: Environmental oil spill cleanup crews clean oil chucks off the beach from a major oil spill in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Major Oil Spill In Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: An aerial view of environmental oil spill cleanup crews picking up oil chucks off the beach from a major oil spill at Huntington Dog Beach in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Workers Help To Clean The Contaminated Waters Of Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: Environmental oil spill cleanup crews clean oil chucks off the beach from a major oil spill at Huntington Dog Beach in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Major Oil Spill Leaves Southern California Shore Filthy

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: An environmental oil spill cleanup crew member picks up chucks of oil on the beach from a major oil spill at Huntington Dog Beach in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Birdseye View Of Huntington Beach Oil Spill

Huntington Beach, CA - October 05: An aerial view of environmental oil spill cleanup crews picking up oil chucks off the beach from a major oil spill at Huntington Dog Beach in Huntington Beach Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Environmental cleanup crews are spreading out across Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to cleanup the damage from a major oil spill off the Orange County coast that left crude spoiling beaches, killing fish and birds and threatening local wetlands. The oil slick is believed to have originated from a pipeline leak, pouring 126,000 gallons into the coastal waters and seeping into the Talbert Marsh as lifeguards deployed floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion, said Jennifer Carey, Huntington Beach city spokesperson. At sunrise Sunday, oil was on the sand in some parts of Huntington Beach with slicks visible in the ocean as well. We classify this as a major spill, and it is a high priority to us to mitigate any environmental concerns, Carey said. Its all hands on deck. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)