In an update post, the council shared a video showing how the beach cleanup was going as volunteers scoured the sand, picking up the debris with a metal tool and throwing it into a pail.

The nearby beach was similarly strewn with debris. “I’m like, ‘OK, this is crazy’ — because (the Starship pieces are) on the inner roads of the island and over on the beach,” Kaine said.

The contaminated sediment was to have been buried in the pit in the harbor floor but will now help with a pier project.

We've already seen a number of massive pieces of space debris dropping down on remote areas; Chinese rocket launches, in particular, have gained a reputation for raining down metal debris on ...

The recent rainfall and increased debris from fire zones have prompted Los Angeles County public health officials to issue an advisory and close several miles of coastline from Malibu to Playa del ...

What the closure covers: The closure starts at Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach and will stay in effect ...