Investigators ID Ship “Beijing” Possibly Linked to California Oil Spill

Delays in the transfer of cargo continue in Southern California as vessels line the horizon waiting offload containers into the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A cargo ship named “Beijing” was identified Nov. 19 as a vessel involved in an “anchor-dragging incident” in January that may have contributed to the October oil leak off the coast of Huntington Beach, according to U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigators.

Investigators boarded the vessel Thursday at the Port of Long Beach.