[Epoch Times October 6, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Li Xin compiled a report) US authorities said on Tuesday (5th) that after further investigations into the oil spill on the coast of Southern California, it was found that the oil pipeline was disconnected and apparently There are traces of dragging along the bottom of the sea.
According to the Associated Press, Rebecca Ore, the captain and commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Los Angeles-Long Beach area, said that divers determined that the 4,000-foot (1219-meter) pipeline had “laterally displaced” about 105 Feet (32 meters). But she did not say what caused the pipeline to move.
Ole said the pipe also had a 13-inch (33 cm) crack.
The person in charge of “Amplify Energy”, the company that operates the pipeline, said the pipeline moved into “almost a semicircle.”
“The pipe has been basically drawn into a bowstring. Then at the widest point, it is 105 feet away from the original place.” Amplify Energy CEO Martin Wilsher (Martyn Willsher) said at a press conference.
Officials said on Monday that they were considering whether it was possible that the anchor of a ship caused the oil spill and polluted the beaches of Orange County (Orange County, also known as Orange County). But no one confirmed on Tuesday that the leak was caused by the anchor.
An official told the Associated Press earlier on Tuesday that after receiving the initial oil spill report, the Coast Guard did not investigate for nearly 12 hours because they believed there was insufficient conclusive evidence, and darkness and lack of technology also hindered them. action.
Rear Admiral Brian Penoyer admitted that the Coast Guard received a warning last Friday night that the water was shiny.
Penoyer initially stated that the Coast Guard sent a broadcast to many cargo ships, oil tankers and nearby oil rigs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, seeking more information, but received no response.
But Ole said at a later press conference that the Coast Guard did not broadcast any information to ships or oil rigs.
Penoyer said it is common to receive shiny reports near busy harbours. It may take more than 12 hours for an oil pipeline company to report a spill of 126,000 gallons (572,807 liters) of heavy crude oil.
“In hindsight, it seemed obvious, but they didn’t know it at the time,” Penoyer said, adding that “this was a very normal process.”
Two early phone calls about the oil spill were made to the National Response Center, which is composed of Coast Guard personnel and is responsible for notifying other agencies of the disaster so that they can respond quickly.
The first call came from a moored ship, and it noticed that the surface of the water was shiny.
According to a report from the California Office of Emergency Services, the second call was made 6 hours later by a federal agency, which stated that a suspected oil slick was found on satellite images.
As 126,000 gallons of oil flowed into the ocean near Huntington Beach, and then rushed to miles of beaches and marshes, the local ecological environment was severely damaged and many fish and seabirds died. The beaches may be closed for several weeks or longer, which also poses a major blow to the local economy.
Both the federal government and state authorities require prompt reporting of leaks, and there have been companies that failed to do so that led to criminal prosecutions. In 2015, two such lawsuits occurred in California.
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