Unified command continues response to oil spill off Newport Beach
Crude oil is shown in the Pacific Ocean offshore of Orange County, Oct. 3, 2021. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo.
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The unified command continues its response Sunday to the oil spill off the coast of Orange County.
Fourteen boats conducted oil recovery operations Sunday afternoon. Three Coast Guard boats enforced a safety zone off 1,000 yards around oil spill boats.
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Response crews recover more than 450,000 gallons of oil from Coimbra shipwreck
DC2 Joshua Marks of the Atlantic Strike Team tests oil recovered from the Coimbra shipwreck. US Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Rodion Mazin
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Oil recovery operations on the World War II-era shipwreck Coimbra are nearing completion after commencing on May 11, 2019 off the coast of Long Island, New York. A unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard and New York State Department...
Coast Guard to participate in joint training exercise in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
JUNEAU, Alaska – U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian coast guard, oil response organizations and federal agencies from both countries will participate in a joint training exercise Tuesday to Thursday in Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
U.S. Coast Guard, Clean Islands Council crew train for oil spill response
HONOLULU — U.S. Coast Guard crews teamed with oil spill response experts from the Clean Islands Council to conduct Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) training approximately two miles outside Honolulu Harbor, Wednesday.
