Coast Guard officials have not determined what caused an oil sheen that appeared off the coast of Huntington Beach last week, officials said Monday afternoon.
A two-mile long oil sheen spotted offshore of Huntington Beach near oil rigs was caused by natural seepage, not by a spill related to oil operations, according to the United
Natural seepage can happen for many reasons, such as tectonic plate shifts, but it's unclear why the large amount showed up on the sea's surface, an official said.
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Natural seepage can happen for many reasons, such as tectonic plate shifts, but it's unclear why the large amount showed up on the sea's surface, an official said.