Investigators examine role of unprecedented port gridlock in Orange County oil spill
by Hannah Fry and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times
Oct 13, 2021
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — With the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach facing unprecedented gridlock, investigators are trying to determine what role the congested shipping lanes played in the massive oil spill that has fouled the Orange County coast since early this month.
Investigators are probing possible issues with the way ships are anchoring or drifting off the coast in long lines caused by skyrocketing consumer demand and disrupted supply chains during
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