U.S. intelligence officials also said they detected signs of a plot against a cruise ship in Los Angeles in late May, the Times said. A dockworker at the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center in San Pedro, Calif., about 25 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, spotted two men videotaping and measuring the length of the pier near the cruise center, officials told the Times.
They left the area before being identified or questioned, however. Officials did not rule out that their activities may have been unconnected to terrorism.