Large oil spill near Los Angeles, United States
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 30 September 2021 at 18:31:51 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 02 October 2021 at 01:58:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 05 October 2021 at 18:31:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 02 October 2021 at 01:58:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 05 October 2021 at 18:31:39 UTC
Keyword(s): Emergency, pollution, water quality, marine environment, oil spill, pipeline, oil and gas, ship security, California, United States, USA, Pacific Ocean
Christina Pascucci of KTLA wrote that US coast guards say upon further investigation they have determined 1200 m of the 28 km pipeline coming from platform Elly has been displaced by 32 m. They found a 33 cm split on pipeline.
According to Skytruth analysis of undersea images taken by US coast guards, "it looks like seam failure - not damage by anchor strike or other physical impact." They add this pipeline was installed by Shell. And "according to this permit, it was supposed to be buried at least 3 m below the seafloor. Yet clearly it is sitting on top of the seafloor."