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October 23, 2021

California oil spill: Harbor patrol searched, was unable to find fuel on the water

Southern California harbor patrol boats reportedly received multiple communications of a possible fuel spill off the southern California coast on a marine radio emergency channel about an hour before the U.S. Coast Guard had heard anything about oil on the water and approximately 15 hours before a large slick was confirmed. 

October 18, 2021

California oil spill: Investigators believe 1,200-foot cargo ship dragged pipeline

Investigators believe a 1,200-foot cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line near Huntington Beach fouled the Southern California coastline with crude.

October 12, 2021

California oil spill legal fight will likely span years

It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until the first lawsuit was filed against the Houston company that owns and operates the ruptured pipeline.

October 8, 2021

California oil pipeline leak: Mystery continues to swirl around cause

Investigators searching for the cause of an oil pipeline break off the Southern California coast have pointed to the possibility that a ship anchor dragged the line across the seabed and cracked it, but two videos released so far provide only tantalizing clues about what might have happened 100 feet (30 meters) below the ocean surface.

October 7, 2021

Cargo ship near California pipeline made strange movements: report

Cargo ship made a series of unusual movements while anchored near a Southern California oil pipeline that ruptured and sent crude washing up on beaches, according to a marine navigation service.

October 5, 2021

California oil spill state of emergency: criminal, civil probes reportedly launched

Criminal and civil probes have reportedly been launched after an oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, sent up to 144,000 gallons of heavy crude into the ocean over the weekend. 

September 28, 2021

Coast Guard accused of 'modern-day inquisition' over vetting of requests for religious exemptions to vaccine

The U.S. Coast Guard is facing scrutiny after it allegedly issued guidance on how to vet the sincerity of service members' requests for a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate – prompting criticism that it's conducting a "modern-day inquisition."

September 3, 2021

Search continues for missing Navy sailors in helicopter crash off California coast

The Coast Guard has halted its part of the search for five Navy crew members who went missing after the helicopter they were in fell off an aircraft carrier and into the waters off San Diego.

August 30, 2021

Florida Coast Guard rescues Cuban refugee, as 3 other migrants aboard makeshift raft believed to have died

The U.S. Coast Guard in Miami rescued one Cuban refugee adrift off the coast of Florida, as three other migrants are believed to have died after attempting the sea passage aboard a makeshift raft.

August 29, 2021

Hurricane Ida: US Coast Guard ready to move in for rescue operations moment storm abates

The U.S. Coast Guard says Hurricane Ida has gotten so bad that it cannot deploy resources into the area but is ready to send them the moment conditions permit.