Southern California oil spill caused by a pipeline that split and was apparently dragged

  • Date: 06-Oct-2021
  • Source: Business Insider
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Gulf
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Southern California oil spill caused by a pipeline that split and was apparently dragged

The Southern California oil spill that saw more than 125,000 gallons of crude oil leak into the Pacific Ocean was caused by a split underwater pipeline that was apparently dragged, . California officials are warning of a potential ecological disaster from the massive offshore oil spill, Insider previously . The spill, which stretches about 13 square miles from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach, was first reported Saturday by lifeguards and locals who smelled a strong odor in the area. "The size of the spill demanded prompt and aggressive action. As a coastal city the values our ecological assets, Huntington Beach has deployed all necessary and existing resources to prevent significant environmental degradation of the spill," the on Sunday. Authorities monitoring the coastline also of an oil spill near Huntington Beach at least 10 hours before it was reported by pipeline operator Amplify energy, according to a memo obtained by . According to the AP, Amplify CEO Martyn Willsher said that when the spill was discovered, the pipeline had warped into, "almost a semicircle." "The pipeline has essentially been pulled like a bow string. And so at its widest point, it is 105 feet away from where it was," Willsher said