According to Fox News
Video released by the Coast Guard in Los Angeles offers a stark illustration of the global oil glut amid coronavirus lockdowns in the U.S. and elsewhere.
The brief footage shows more than two dozen tankers — each the length of several football fields — anchored Thursday off the coast near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
NBC 4 Los Angeles described the tankers — essentially floating storage tanks filled with oil –.as being neatly distanced from each other.
“Due to the unique nature of this situation, the Coast Guard is constantly evaluating and adapting our procedures to ensure the safety of the vessels at anchor and the protection of the surrounding environment,” Coast Guard Cmdr. Marshall Newberry said Thursday.
“Coast Guard watchstanders, in partnership with the Marine Exchange of Southern California, are closely monitoring each anchorage to manage the increased number of tank vessels we’re seeing off the California coast,” he said.