early evidence points from one or more strikes from anchors in an area by cargo ships. it had no realtime information an anchor interfered with the pipeline. certainly in hindsight it would have been a very prudent maneuver on the coast guard s part if they suspect the damage to the pipeline to report it to the pipeline operators. why does it matter? money. right now the pipeline company is 100 percent responsible for the spill. if others are found libel, however, they will share the damages. so just weeks ago, amplify energy sued both of those shipping companies and the group that manages vessel traffic here for failing to disclose possible damage to the pipeline so they could check it out before it actually ruptured. bret? bret: interesting. william, thank you. up next on this memorial day weekend we take to you a place where essentially every day is memorial day.
A new federal regulation requires higher safety standards for pipelines carrying oil and other hazardous liquids through the Great Lakes region, marine coastal waters and beaches, officials said Thursday. The rule issued by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration designates those locations as “high consequence” zones where pipeline operators must step up inspections, repairs and other measures to avoid spills. The agency estimated that 2,905 additional miles (4,675 kilometers) of hazardous liquid pipelines will be covered under the new rule, primarily in states along the Gulf of Mexico.
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