Authorities investigating potential oil spill off Huntington Beach coast in California

Authorities in California are investigating a potential oil spill at the famed Huntington Beach in Los Angeles. Officials reported on Friday that a 2.5-mile-long oily sheen was discovered off the coast.

The Coast Guard first received the report of an “unknown substance” near the Emmy and Eva oil platforms.

Petty Officer Richard Brahm said, “We are going all out to find out what this is because we don’t know what this is,” adding, “As far as we can tell, it’s not a spill,” per The Guardian.

Back in 2021, a serious offshore leak occurred close to Huntington Beach. In a statement released by the US Coast Guard on Friday, March 8, “Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach Command Center received a report at 6:50 p.m. Thursday of an unknown substance in the water 1.5 miles off the coast of Huntington Beach.”