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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California underwater oil pipeline was likely struck by an anchor several months to a year before a leak spilled tens of thousands of

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California underwater oil pipeline was likely struck by an anchor several months to a year before a leak spilled tens of thousands of

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Investigation continues after oil spill off California coast

Oil industry experts say the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has long failed to adequately monitor offshore drilling operations.

Officials are continuing to investigate what caused an underwater pipeline in the Pacific Ocean to leak hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil.

Robert Bea, co-founder of Center for Catastrophic Risk Management: "International collaboration is critical in disaster prevention" retired civil engineer and He is a co-founder of the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management at Berkeley. He has had a long and distinguished career in the fields of flood control and risk assessment and management, beginning in 1954 when he joined in the Army Corps of Engineers. Robert Bea in his office at UC Berkeley Bea was appointed chief offshore civil enginee...

Entire intelligence community and undercover assets all around the world. the locations of every stations we have, what their missionings are and so forth. >> reporter: senior u.s. officials say they doubt snowden really has all that information. he has said his intent was not to harm the u.s. former cia officer , robert bea, says no doubt he is being closely watch. >> you and i cannot hide in hong kong. chinese intelligence has that area riddled with sources. >> reporter: he says there is littl...

Think his name is robert bea from berkeley said listen, most of this report is, in fact, quite good and excellent. its just that we never specifically signed off on a quote "moratorium." we agreed there might be a pause and the pause was intended to allow for safety precautions, in other words we dont know what caused this rig to explode. we dont understand the amount of the spill. its almost unprecedented in nature. so there was a suggestion maybe there should be a pause. i think where ken sala...

>> bret: in americas news headquarters tonight, the california governors race. republican nominee meg whitman is criticizing comments attributed to democrat jerry brown, comparing her campaign to the work of nazi propagandist goerbles. one recurring theme in the mid-term election year is the establi establishment politician versus the anti-establishment candidate. correspondent molly henneberg reports nowhere is the contrast more evident than the nevada senate race. >> repo...

Scientists in question, i think his name is robert bea from berkeley said listen, most of this report is, in fact, quite good and excellent. its just that we never specifically signed off on a quote "moratorium." we agreed there might be a pause and the pause was intended to allow for safety precautions, in other words we dont know what caused this rig to explode. we dont understand the amount of the spill. its almost unprecedented in nature. so there was a suggestion maybe there should be a pau...