Coverage dated October 7, 2021 to October 8, 2021

Coast Guard Investigators Say California Pipeline Likely Damaged up to a Year Before Spill

Headline from Military.com, on the newest of 2 developments

A crack suggests the pipe, which was installed in 1980, perhaps withstood an initial impact.

Military.com's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. California oil pipeline leak: More questions than answers

    Headline from Fredericksburg.com ·

  2. Newest

    Coast Guard Investigators Say California Pipeline Likely Damaged up to a Year Before Spill

    Headline from Military.com ·

Reports & sources

88 articles, oldest first.

  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    Mystery lingers around cause of California oil pipeline leak (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

    Published

    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Investigators searching for the cause of an oil pipeline break off the Southern California coast have pointed to the possibility that a ship anchor dragged

  2. Fredericksburg.com

    California oil pipeline leak: More questions than answers (opens Fredericksburg.com)

    Published

    Fredericksburg.com's feed description

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Investigators searching for the cause of an undersea oil pipeline break off the Southern California coast have pointed to the possibility that a ship anchor

  3. NBC Chicago

    As Mystery Lingers Around Cause of California Oil Pipeline Leak, Experts Weigh Theories (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    What caused a 13-inch crack in an oil pipeline off the Southern California coast that fouled famed surfing beaches? Experts continue to analyze the facts.

  4. Fox News

    California oil pipeline leak: Mystery continues to swirl around cause (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Investigators searching for the cause of an oil pipeline break off the Southern California coast have pointed to the possibility that a ship anchor dragged the line across the seabed and cracked it, but two videos released so far provide only tantalizing clues about what might have happened 100 feet…

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Mystery lingers around cause of California oil pipeline leak | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By MATTHEW BROWN, BRIAN MELLEY, and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — What caused a 13-inch crack in an oil pipeline off the

  6. Foxla

    California oil spill: Mystery lingers around cause of pipeline leak (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Key questions remain: Could the line have been hit days before the leak started? What ship is responsible? And if a ship anchor is not the culprit, what else could it be?

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    California oil pipeline leak: More questions than answers | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By MATTHEW BROWN, BRIAN MELLEY, and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — What caused a 13-inch crack in an oil pipeline off the

  8. Military.com

    Coast Guard Investigators Say California Pipeline Likely Damaged up to a Year Before Spill (opens Military.com)

    Published

    Military.com's feed description

    A crack suggests the pipe, which was installed in 1980, perhaps withstood an initial impact.

  9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    California pipeline likely damaged up to a year before spill (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Published

    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An underwater oil pipeline off the Southern California coast was likely damaged by a ship’s anchor several months to a year before it ruptured and

  10. CBS News

    California pipeline could have been damaged up to a year before oil spill, U.S. Coast Guard says (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    An investigation into the timeline of the events which led to the spill is underway.

  11. The Hill

    Coast Guard: California oil leak likely caused by damage that happened months ago (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    The underwater pipeline that caused a major oil spill off the coast of Southern California was likely damaged by a ship’s anchor months before it leaked, the Coast Guard said.

  12. Foxla

    Coast Guard: Offshore OC oil pipeline may have been damaged a year ago (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    The ruptured underwater pipeline off the coast of Huntington Beach that leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean may have been damaged several months to a year ago, the Coast Guard's lead investigator said.

  13. KTVU San Francisco

    Underwater footage shows busted California oil pipeline (opens KTVU San Francisco)

    Published

    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    A damaged pipeline off the coast of Southern California may have been struck by a boat's anchor months before leaking tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil last weekend, according to the Coast Guard.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Coast Guard Investigators Say California Pipeline Likely Damaged up to a Year Before Spill | Since Then