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leak says it first detected a problem saturday but documents show sightings were reported to authorities on friday. as for the cause, right now the leading theory is the anchor of a passing ship struck the pipeline leaving more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil to spew into the ocean putting wildlife and beach visitors in danger. cnn s sara sidner is in huntington beach, california, where cleaning up all that oil moves at a painstakingly thorough pace. reporter: we have now learned the company that owns the pipeline responsible for the california oil spill says it did not detect a leak until the day after residents reported smelling strong fumes. we were not aware of anything friday night. reporter: the revelations raising questions about its ability to detect spills. officials upped the maximum amount of potential crude oil that s gushed out from 126,000 gallons to 144,000. the impact to the environment is going to last years.

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