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Cargo ship suspected of leaking fuel in Port of L.A.

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Clean-up crews using absorbent booms try to contain an oil spill leaked from a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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Clean-up crews using absorbent booms try to contain an oil spill leaked from a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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Clean-up crews position absorbent booms try to contain an oil spill leaked from a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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Absorbent booms are set in place to contain an oil spill leaking from a cargo ship at the port of Los Angeles.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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Clean-up crews use absorbent booms try to contain an oil spill leaked from a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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Clean-up crews use absorbent booms to contain an oil spill leaked from a cargo ship at the Port of Los Angeles.

  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
By Matt HamiltonStaff Writer 
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A large cargo ship leaked an unknown substance, believed to be fuel, while docked Sunday in the Port of Los Angeles, authorities said.

The leak was reported about 7:30 p.m. at a ship docked in berth 202, where an oily sheen was visible on the water, said Margaret Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The leak has been stopped, and a private cleanup company has placed booms in the water around the ship to contain the substance, Stewart said.

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It’s unclear how much of fluid entered the water.

The leak came from the Istra Ace, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Sondra Kneen said.

The large vessel, registered in the Bahamas, typically transports cars and arrived Saturday in the Port of L.A., according to Vessel Finder.

For breaking news in California, follow @MattHjourno.

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Matt Hamilton

Matt Hamilton is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting with colleagues Harriet Ryan and Paul Pringle and was part of the team of reporters that won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. A graduate of Boston College and the University of Southern California, he joined The Times in 2013.

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