New Accident at Leaking BP Well: Oil Gushing Freely Into Gulf Again
Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, leader of the Federal response to the BP oil disaster, announced this morning that an accident involving a robotic submarine at the site of the leaking well has dislodged the containment cap which had been capturing a significant portion of oil gushing from the well. As a result, Allen said, the oil is now flowing freely into the Gulf.
Allen said that a remotely operated vehicle had bumped into one of the cap’s vents, closing it. Because excess oil and gas could not escape from the vent, gas began to rise through a pipe carrying warm water to the cap, forcing technicians to remove the cap.
Do you get the feeling that this will never end?
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