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AP: Ship anchored near oil pipeline made unusual movements

Associated Press reports:
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A massive cargo ship made a series of unusual movements while anchored in the closest spot to a Southern California oil pipeline that ruptured and sent crude washing up on beaches, according …





Hapag-Lloyd denies its box ship caused rupture in oil pipeline

Hapag-Lloyd has categorically denied that its vessel, the 21-year-old Rotterdam Express, dragged its anchor onto an oil pipeline, causing thousands of litres of oil to spill into the ocean off the coast of California.
US Coast Guard investigations into the …