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By a 30-ton anchor like this one. >> the fact that the pipeline appears to have been dragged leads me to conclude that it probably was caught on the ships anchor. >> reporter: reviewing satellite imagery in the hours before and after the spill, the coast guard will be likely to pinpoint which cargo ships were anchored in the area, a jammed shipping lane dotted with a maze of drilling platforms. >> as long as you have shipping and offshore oil development operating in close proximity, this is the...

Itself miguel almaguer is there. >> reporter: the first images of a splintered pipeline captured 80 feet underwater reveal the more than foot long dash where oil gushed into the pacific. authorities now say theyre inspecting the 41-year-old pipe which runs from this oil rig to shore for signs of corrosion and pressure problems. but for now many believe the pipe was likely hit by a 30-ton anchor like this one. >> the fact that the pipeline appears to have been dragged leads me to conclude that it...