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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Associated Press) -- Officials investigating one of Californias largest recent oil spills are looking into whether a ships anchor...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials investigating one of California’s largest oil spills are looking into whether a ships anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor, causing

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.

Divers are completing an intricate inspection of the pipelines on the sea floor, about 80 to 100 feet below the ocean’s surface.

Amplify Energy Corp., the owner of the offshore oil operation, had recently emerged from bankruptcy, while a subsidiary amassed numerous federal noncompliance incidents.

The company whose pipeline is suspected in one of the largest oil spills in recent California history has been cited 72 times for safety and environmental violations that were severe enough that drilling had to be curtailed or cut off to fix the problem.

At one point, Beta Operating Co., a subsidiary of Amplify Energy, was fined $85,000 for three incidents, two of them dating back to 2014.

Officials investigating one of Californias largest oil spills are looking into whether a ships anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor, causing a major leak of crude into coastal waters and fouling beaches, authorities said Monday.

Officials investigating one of Californias largest oil spills are looking into whether a ship's anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor, causing a major leak of crude into coastal waters and fouling beaches, authorities said Monday.