16 Photos That Show The Devastation Of CA's Massive Oil Spill

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — First noticing an oil sheen and smell of petroleum on Friday; the Coast Guard announced they spotted an oil spill off the coast of California on Saturday afternoon.

Martyn Willsher, the CEO of Amplify Energy, said divers are trying to find where the leak occurred on its Southern California pipeline. The pipeline, along with three oil platforms, have been shut down. Officials say the oil will likely wash up in many communities over the coming days, and Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr said the beaches will remain closed for weeks or possibly months.

See below for photos of the spill and ongoing cleanup effort.

Cleanup contractors deploy skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further oil crude incursion into the Wetlands Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Cleanup contractors collect oil in plastic bags trying to stop further oil crude incursion into the Wetlands Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Crews deploy skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further incursion into the Wetlands Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Crews continue to clean the oil in the Wetlands Talbert Marsh after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, on Monday, October 4, 2021.

Pelicans fly over the beach after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, October 3, 2021.

A cleanup contractor uses a skimmer after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Part of an oil spill washes up on the beach south of the Pier in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, October 3, 2021.

Lifeguards gather signs to post that warn that water contact may cause illness as they close the beach after an oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, Sunday, October 3, 2021.

A staff member of the California Department Fish & Wildlife examines a contaminated Sanderling from the oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, on Monday, October 4, 2021.

A staff at the California Department Fish & Wildlife examines a contaminated Sanderling from the oil spill in Huntington Beach, California, Monday, October 4, 2021.

Workers in protective suits walk by as dead marine life washed off on a beach after an oil spill in Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday, to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands.

The Rotterdam Express is seen at the Port of Oakland, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in Oakland, California.

The Rotterdam Express, a massive cargo ship made a series of unusual movements while anchored in the closest spot to a Southern California oil pipeline that ruptured and sent crude washing up on beaches, according to data collected by a marine navigation service.

In this aerial image taken with a drone, workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill in Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

Some of the crude oil that spilled from a pipeline into the waters off Southern California has been breaking up naturally in ocean currents, a Coast Guard official said Wednesday as authorities sought to determine the scope of the damage.

A seagull rests as workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 in Newport Beach, California.

People play on the sand in the background as workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill in Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

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