Authorities suspect ship of causing major oil spill off California

A ship anchor may have torn a pipeline south of Los Angeles and caused a major oil spill last weekend. The US Coast Guard has inspected a ship, and the authorities are now investigating the matter, according to Reuters.
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
BY JENS THOMSEN, SHIPPINGWATCH, TRANSLATED BY L.N. BARNES

US authorities are investigating whether a ship anchor may have caused a major oil spill last Friday off the coast of Los Angeles.

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