CDFW - Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is California’s lead agency for oil spill prevention, response and restoration.
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.@uscg is responding to a ruptured pipe in the vicinity of Cerritos Channel. The source has been secured. There are reports oil and water flowed into the channel. Coast Guard boatcrew was launched to access the situation.
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We just concluded the largest single-site commercial abandoned vessel abatement & site restoration in the Commission's history! We removed nearly 1,000 tons of debris & over 1,000 gallons of previously unknown diesel fuel from the largest crane barge. bit.ly/43KYhVa
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@USCG and partners responded to a fishing vessel that went aground Sunday.
@CalSpillWatch, @VenturaCountyFD, @CAStateParks, and Ventura Harbor Patrol are working to mitigate any environmental hazards. No pollution reported. The vessel is being towed to Ventura Harbor Boatyard.
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Smith Canal update (final)- the Coast Guard has finished its part in the cleanup of the Smith Canal Oil Spill and has officially transferred authority to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Read the release here: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…
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The Oiled Wildlife Care Network was deployed to provide wildlife capture and care for a spill response in Humboldt County.
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The small bird was first transported to @IntBirdRescue in San Pedro, where it was initially stabilized and washed at the OWCN’s San Pedro facility.
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It was then transferred to @WWCCOC in Huntington Beach, where it underwent a second wash process and needed to be hand fed around the clock until it was strong enough to fly on its own. It was released at the marina near the recovery site.
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An Allen’s hummingbird was released Monday after care and rehabilitation following oil exposure. The bird was recovered oiled by @CalSpillWatch staff following a yacht fire and diesel spill in the Marina del Rey harbor on September 19.
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The Unified Command has recovered roughly 400 gallons of used sorbent, oily waste, and floating debris in the Smith Canal. Recovery of remaining sheen continues. Following future assessments, operations will begin shifting towards a shoreside recovery and remediation plan.
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Update 3:Unified Command continues to oversee cleanup operations at site of yacht fire in Marina Del Rey. Cleanup crews continue to make progress, w/ containment zone reduced from 100,000 square ft to 10,000 square ft. No additional wildlife has been observed. @CalSpillWatch
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UPDATE 2: Unified Command Continues to Coordinate the Recovery of Diesel Fuel in Marina del Rey, California.
Read more here: news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…
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Update: Unified Command continues to monitor spill near Marina del Rey. @CaliforniaDFW @CalSpillWatch
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The Coast Guard is conducting pollution response with a unified command efforts near Stockton, read more here:
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UC concluded its response Monday to an oil sheen observed offshore Huntington Beach. Over the weekend, cleanup crews recovered approximately 85 gallons of product from the water and 1,050 pounds of oily waste/sand and tar balls from the shoreline.
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An overflight conducted this morning did not observe any sheen offshore, so recovery assets will be demobilized. Shoreline cleanup teams continue to observe tar balls along the beaches in Huntington Beach and will continue to remove them as needed.
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UC continues responding Saturday to sheen off Huntington Beach. An overflight this morning didn't observe any recoverable sheen. Tar balls were spotted on the shoreline in Huntington Beach, and recovery teams will assess and remove them as needed. news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases…
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UC continues responding Friday to an oil sheen two and a half miles off Huntington Beach. Approximately 85% of the sheen, roughly 85 gallons of product, was recovered before the deteriorating sea state caused operations to pause for the evening....
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A Unified Command w/ reps from the @USCG, @CalSpillWatch (CDFW-OSPR), and @OCSheriff has been established in response to an oil sheen observed offshore of Huntington Beach Thursday evening.
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