Environment

California oil spill cause probed, ship anchor cited as possibility

The spill, caused by a breach connected to the Elly oil platform, stretched from the Huntington Beach Pier down to Newport Beach

Cleaning up: Workers seal off the entrance to Newport Beach harbour as a major oil spill off the coast of California travels south in ocean currents, towards Newport Beach, California
Cleaning up: Workers seal off the entrance to Newport Beach harbour as a major oil spill off the coast of California travels south in ocean currents, towards Newport Beach, CaliforniaPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 5 October 2021, 19:30Updated 5 October 2021, 19:30
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