Tarballs off Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA
Huntington Beach, CA | 2021-Dec-22
Initial Notification: On December 22, 2021, the USCG Sector LA/Long Beach contacted their NOAA SSC regarding a report of sheen and tarballs offshore of Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Initial USCG overflight info indicates two small areas of rainbow sheen roughly 150’ by 100’ and by 200’, while on-water (vessel-based) observations described some tarballs amongst the sheen. USCG has requested trajectory support.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Crude oil |
| Latitude (approximate): | 33° 41.00′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 118° 3.73′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |