Coincidence? Up to 144,000 gallons of oil is estimated to have spilled from a pipeline off scenic Huntington Beach, California, and within eyesight, an armada of commercial ships are stuck waiting at anchor or drifting. As of Tuesday, 88 ships in total, including 63 container vessels.
During a press conference Tuesday, members of the response team didn’t blame one of these ships for weighing anchor, dragging the pipeline and causing it to puncture. But there was little other way to interpret...