Anchors on large ships can weigh 10 tons or more and are attached to hundreds of feet of thick steel chains. “Whatever the anchor gets fouled on will come along with the ship,” Browne said. The spill sent up to 126,000 gallons (572,807 liters) of heavy crude into the ocean off Huntington Beach. The beaches could remain closed for weeks or longer, a major hit to the local economy. The time of the spill was still unclear Tuesday, and there was no indication whether investigators suspect that a particular ship was involved.

Source: Daily Sun October 05, 2021 20:15 UTC