The pipeline responsible for the massive oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach last week could have been damaged up to a year before it leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
Officials said they will analyze one year's worth of automatic identification system data and radar images from multiple sources.The spill from an offshore oil rig, identified last weekend, was initially reported to have leaked 126,000 gallons of oil near Huntington Beach in Southern California. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a, and Orange County's board of supervisors declared a local emergency in the wake of what some considered the largest oil spill the area has ever seen.
But this week, officials said they may have miscalculated when initially estimating the scope of the spill. According to , U.S. Coast Guard captain Rebecca Ore said there was "speculation of about 30,000 gallons" — far less than the initial estimate of 126,000 gallons. The numbers have not yet been confirmed. "But that would make more sense," she said at a press conference, according to CBS Los Angeles.
On Friday, the first boat sailed out of Newport Harbor after five days of closure, CBS LA reporter Mechele Gile reported. Surrounding beaches experiencedfollowing the oil spill and California State Parks on Wednesday said it is "actively working" to reopen closed beaches amid "this tragic incident." First boat out of Newport Harbor in 5 days due to oil spill. Newport and Dana Point harbors are now open
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