In an aerial view, shorebirds feed amid oil contaminating Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 4, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California.
The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Paci A no-swimming sign stands in Huntington Beach after closure from a huge oil spill off the coast. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Photos show patches of oil coating the sand, signs warning people to stay off the beach and cleanup contractors in white outfits using skimmers and barriers to try to contain and clean the spill.The oil will likely continue to wash up on the shore in several communities for days, officials said.