NEW DELHI: The US Coast Guard announced on Saturday that they did not find any remaining
recoverable oil sheen
during their morning overflight off the coast of
Huntington Beach
, California. This comes after a sheen, estimated to be 2.5 miles long and 0.5 miles wide, was discovered when a
Coast Guard helicopter
flew over the site at sunrise. The agency is currently
investigating
the cause of the sheen.
Tar balls
were also found along the
shoreline
in Huntington Beach, and onshore recovery teams will assess the shoreline and remove them as necessary, according to the Coast Guard. The source of the sheen has yet to be determined.
In a separate incident on Friday, Beta Offshore reported a potential spill of
produced water
from an offshore platform off Huntington Beach. However, the Coast Guard stated that they do not believe this spill and the sheen are related.
Amplify Energy, the parent company of Beta Offshore, has stated that they have no indication that the sheen is connected to their operations.
This is not the first time an oil spill has occurred off the coast of Huntington Beach. In 2021, an underwater pipeline leak caused the release of approximately 588 barrels of oil.