HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Efforts continued around Huntington Beach Oct. 4 to clean up a massive oil spill from an offshore rig that threatened the lives of fish, birds, and other ocean wildlife, and threatened to keep visitors from enjoying the area for weeks or months.
The U.S. Coast Guard was leading the response to the spill, which comprised 126,000 gallons of oil and covered about 5.8 nautical miles or 13 square miles between the Huntington Beach Pier and Newport Beach. The spill was likely caused by a pipeline leak from a facility operated by Beta Offshore about five miles off the coast, officials said.
