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| Boater being told the the harbor is closed to ingoing and out going traffic |
Monday, October 4, 2021, Newport Beach Harbor entrance has been closed due to the oil spill off the Huntington Beach flatlands. At 11:09 the U.S. Coast Guard authorized Patriot Environmental Services, based out of Wilmington California, to deploy a double boom in front of the harbor entrance. At the time of writing, there are three boats waiting for entrance into the harbor, and if I was to guess they will be out there until 1900 tonight when the tide ebbs, flows out of the harbor. My sources tell me that Environmental Services will be advising the Coast Guard on when the booms can be removed.
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| Oil boom in front of harbor entrance |
Two “Coasties” just walked into my office here in Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, next to the Marina Shipyard, asking if we had any space available for decontaminating boats that had been in contact with the oil. It is my understanding that the waterline of the boat and above is what has been most affected. There has been no mention at the shipyard today that boaters have intake oil through their cooling systems intakes under the waterline.
At this point, confidence is high, that the booms will be removed within the next 24 hours. Which is me speaking from the seat of my pants.
Sea ya
Len Bose
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| Second boom |
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