Oil Spill Prompts Huntington Beach to Cancel Events

A cargo ship waits to port off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., as a Huntington Beach Lifeguard tapes off the beach due to an oil spill, on Oct. 5, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

As the U.S. Coast Guard cleans up the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, the city announced Oct. 6 that some of its most anticipated events had been canceled or postponed.

Those fully canceled include the Rockin Fig Vintage Surf Festival, Surf City Days, Huntington Beach Surf Contest, with those postponed including the Los Angeles Times Food Bowl, A Great Day in the Stoke, and the NSSA National Surf Competition.