Coast Guard investigating reports of an oil sheen near area of October's oil spill off southern California coast
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The US Coast Guard said it is investigating reports of an oil sheen, about 30-by-70 feet in size, which was spotted Saturday in roughly the same area where about 25,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast in October.
The sheen was "reported in vicinity of damaged pipeline," USCG Southern California wrote in a tweet Saturday afternoon. In a later update, the coast guard said no oil sheen was "currently observed by on-water and aerial assets."
"Previous syntho-glass wrap was removed from pipeline, new wrap was installed. Crews will monitor the line overnight ensuring effectiveness," it said, adding there is an ongoing investigation to determine if the reported sheen was associated with the pipeline or a separate source.
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