Investigators believe a 1,200-foot ship dragging anchor in rough seas pulled the pipeline across the seafloor, months before the leak spread to the Southern California coast.
The accident just a few miles off Huntington Beach in Orange County, California, fouled beaches and wetlands and led to temporary closures for cleanup work.
The accident just a few miles off Huntington Beach in Orange County, California, fouled beaches and wetlands and led to temporary closures for cleanup work.
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Investigators believe a 1,200-foot cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line.