Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say

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38. Last year off the coast of California, an oil line sprung

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a leak spewing lots of oil. Turns out a ships anchor was the culprit. The investigative authorities were able to determine this because ship traffic is monitored and recorded. So, at the time of the accident they recorded a ship's passing and if I recall correctly, they matched evidence from the ships anchor to the sight. I will see if I can find a report to sight and update if and when it's possible.
I thought the report was from last year but it looks as though it was 2021. This is what I found reported on NPR. There are other articles that were written at the time. I hope it helps.

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Coast Guard says a ship's anchor dragged California oil pipeline that later leaked
UPDATED OCTOBER 17, 20219:51 PM ET
By

The Associated Press