Beach Closed Briefly Due to Diesel Slick
A diesel-fuel slick, apparently from last week’s sinking of a tugboat off Long Beach, forced a small area of beach to be closed briefly Saturday in Newport Beach, authorities said.
The fuel washed ashore between 17th and 19th streets, and the area was closed for 30 to 40 minutes Saturday morning, said Marine Safety Lt. John Bauer. By afternoon, the sun had evaporated the fuel, he said.
The spill apparently occurred Wednesday after a Navy attack submarine accidentally snagged the tugboat’s towline and dragged the vessel under. One of three men aboard the tugboat remains missing and is presumed dead.
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