Anchor may have hit US pipeline months before spill, says coast guard
It is believed the pipeline has been struck at least once by an anchor, according to the US coast guard, which plans to review all vessel traffic passing through the area during the past 12 months
‘We’re fairly certain that there was one at least initiating incident that occurred several months to a year ago of an anchor-drag situation. We’re confident now that it was a large vessel,’ says US coast guard