Ship anchor could be cause of massive Orange County oil spill

A ship’s anchor may be the culprit of a massive oil spill coating 13 miles of azure seas and threatening the city’s ecological preserve with endangered species .

The spill occurred Saturday when an offshore pipe ruptured during a three-day international airshow with 1.5 million people in attendance. It spewed up to 144,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, said Huntington Beach spokeswoman Jennifer Carey.