PHOTO GALLERY: Enormous Huntington Beach Oil Spill Kills Wildlife, Shuts Down Beaches

Booms float in the Talbert Marsh as workers try to limit the spread of oil from a spill from an offshore oil rig in Huntington Beach, CA, on Monday, October 4, 2021. The U.S Coast Guard is leading the response to the spill, which comprised 126,000 gallons of oil and covered about 5.8 nautical miles between the Huntington Beach Pier and Newport Beach. The spill emanated from a facility operated by Beta Offshore about five miles off the coast, and was likely caused by a pipeline leak. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

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OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

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OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Detail of oil flowing through the Talbert Channel, gathering on an absorption boom that helps stop the flow into the ecologically sensitive Talbert Marsh as a major oil spill washes ashore at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach on Oct. 3, 2021. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Fish swim in oil contaminated water on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct. 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Nick Ut/Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

A warning sign is posted near oil washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sefa Degirmenci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

A bulldozer moves sand as oil is washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on Oct. 3, 2021, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Nick Ut/Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

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OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

This aerial picture taken on Oct. 3, 2021, shows the Talbert Marshlands area as a 3,000-barrel oil spill, about 126,000 gallons, from an offshore oil rig reaches the shore and sensitive wildlife habitats in Newport Beach, Calif. Authorities in Orange County scrambled to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused "substantial ecological impacts." (DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Detail of oil flowing through the Talbert Channel, gathering on an absorption boom that helps stop the flow into the ecologically sensitive Talbert Marsh as a major oil spill washes ashore at Huntington State Beach in Huntington Beach on Oct. 3, 2021. Crews raced Sunday morning to contain 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. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Excavators dredge sand to block a flood control channel during an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. A 3,000-barrel oil spill off the coast of California has washed up on the beaches of Orange County and threatens to contaminate nearby wetlands. (Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Oil washed up on the beach glimmers under the sun during an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. A 3,000-barrel oil spill off the coast of California has washed up on the beaches of Orange County and threatens to contaminate nearby wetlands. Photographer: Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg via Getty Images

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

A warning sign is posted near oil washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Sefa Degirmenci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

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OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

(DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Oil washed up on the beach glimmers under the sun during an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. A 3,000-barrel oil spill off the coast of California has washed up on the beaches of Orange County and threatens to contaminate nearby wetlands. Photographer: Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg via Getty Images

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Excavators dredge sand to block a flood control channel during an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. A 3,000-barrel oil spill off the coast of California has washed up on the beaches of Orange County and threatens to contaminate nearby wetlands. Photographer: Ariana Drehsler/Bloomberg via Getty Images

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Heavy equipment is used at sunset to block oil in the ocean from reaching the Talbert Marshlands a 3,000-barrel oil spill, about 126,000 gallons, from an offshore oil rig reaches the shore and sensitive wildlife habitats in Newport Beach, California on October 3, 2021. - Authorities in California's beachfront Orange County cities scrambled October 3, 2021 to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused "substantial ecological impacts." As of Sunday, the oil plume from the 126,000-gallon (480,000 liters) spill of post-production crude was an estimated 5.8 nautical miles (6.7 miles, 10 kilometers) long and stretched along the popular shorelines of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city authorities said in a statement. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)

OC Coastline Closed As Crews Work To Contain ‘Potential Ecological Disaster’

Workers in boats try to clean up floating oil near gulls in the Talbert Marshlands as a 3,000-barrel oil spill, about 126,000 gallons, from an offshore oil rig reaches the shore and sensitive wildlife habitats in Newport Beach, California on October 3, 2021. - Authorities in California's beachfront Orange County cities scrambled October 3, 2021 to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused "substantial ecological impacts." As of Sunday, the oil plume from the 126,000-gallon (480,000 liters) spill of post-production crude was an estimated 5.8 nautical miles (6.7 miles, 10 kilometers) long and stretched along the popular shorelines of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city authorities said in a statement. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)