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US Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Romero, left, works alongside contractors to remove tarballs that have collected on Oceanside Harbor Beach as a result of the southern California oil spill. Photo: US Coast Guard

Biden blamed for oil spill off containership-clogged California ports

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are working around the clock to get ships unloaded faster

13 October 2021 22:48 GMT Updated 14 October 2021 8:48 GMT

By Michael Juliano

in Stamford

Republican leadership is blaming Democratic US President Joe Biden for the huge oil spill off California's southern coast that may have been caused by a containership anchor.

US authorities suspect that an anchor to one of dozens of boxships in San Pedro Bay may have torn an underwater Amplify Energy oil pipeline on 1 October, causing the release of at least 126,000 gallons of oil.