Coast Guard Had Earlier Warning, of California Oil Spill, Report Suggests.<br />Fox News reports that the U.S. Coast Guard received <br />multiple warnings of a possible fuel spill off the coast of <br />California hours earlier than previously revealed. .<br />According to the Associated Press, records show that the Coast Guard was aware of the leak approximately 15 hours before its own personnel confirmed the oil spill. .<br />An Orange County Sheriff’s Department memo <br />reportedly shows that initial reports came in to <br />the Coast Guard at about 5:30 p.m. PT on October 1.<br />Fox News reports that the oil spill was not confirmed by authorities until around 9 a.m. PT on October 2.<br />Rear Adm. Brian Penoyer said that the Coast Guard <br />did not send a boat to search for the spill as a result <br />of both darkness and a lack of proper technology.<br />Penoyer also claimed the Coast Guard <br />put out a radio broadcast in an <br />attempt to confirm a possible spill.<br />However, according to Fox News, <br />Captain Rebecca Ore said <br />no broadcasts had been made.<br />The Coast Guard says that approximately<br />25,000 gallons of oil leaked near <br />the coast of Orange County.<br />The spill forced beach closures and <br />has killed dozens of birds so far.<br />Environmental advocates warn that the long-term consequences of the spill remain unknown.<br />On October 20, a group of organizations called <br />for the Biden administration to halt oil <br />and gas leases off the coast of California
