Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Since the 'top kill' method didn't work in capping the oil flow I thought it's ok for a thread about the upcoming attempt, I named the thread according to the Wiki-article.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6503LX20100601

"On Tuesday, undersea robots will use a diamond-coated saw to cut through the riser pipe atop a giant stack of pipes called the lower marine riser package, or LMRP. Workers will lower a containment dome and place it atop the LMRP to funnel oil to a tanker on the surface."

So a risky new strategy that might backfire.

"The company is also drilling two relief wells that are expected to ultimately plug the ruptured well but will not be completed until August."

So it might be gushing until August.

[Tchocky]

Last time this happened it took 10 months to stop. Let's just hope it's faster this time.

[Weiss Pinguin]

With hurricane season coming up it could get messy

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Last time this happened it took 10 months to stop. Let's just hope it's faster this time.

and that was in 200 ft of water, watch this for all the similarities !

[Dowly]

Live feed from an underwater camera:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-rov-video

EDIT: Haha, I think the robot operator dropped the diamond saw into the abyss. Looking for it now.

EDIT2: Found it! Go Wall-E!!

[SteamWake]

In the meantime the federals tactic is to blame blames and threaten with litigation.

So BP is not only under the white house's 'control' they are also in their cross hairs.

It seems to me like BP have been doing everything in their power to try to solve the problem and throwing out 'settelment' money like it was candy but they are the evil hidious corporation villan.

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

In the meantime the federals tactic is to blame blames and threaten with litigation.

So BP is not only under the white house's 'control' they are also in their cross hairs.

It seems to me like BP have been doing everything in their power to try to solve the problem and throwing out 'settelment' money like it was candy but they are the evil hidious corporation villan.

Such is the game. I wish D.C. would quit quibbling amongst themselves, at least publicly, and focus on the important material. Instead of telling me how so-and-so screwed up/took too long to respond/whatever; tell me what in Sam Hell they're doing to fix the problem and clean up the Gulf. BP is doing all the grunt work while Washington puts on its usual stage show. In the end the politicians all look like petty imbeciles. And why on God's green Earth do they insist on continuing to breathe?

Soz. Stream-of-consciousness thing

They continue to breath because we all let them.
We, as a Nation, voted this bit of muck into Office.
So, We, as a Nation, deserve the final blame.
BP is a joke, has been a joke, and will continue to be a joke, in all this.
How many pockets are padded by BP, I wonder?
I use to say 'BP' as a 'Ball Park' figure when doing estimates.
I don't do that no more!
As BP is a BAD thing to bring up now days.

[SteamWake]

I dont get all this hatred pointed at BP. It seems to me like they are trying to solve the problem which is more than could be said for members of the goverment whom are trying to affix blame. They (BP) are working hard even while being chastised and threatened with legal actions.

I can almost see BP saying.. okay fine were to blame we will just go out of buisness and let you (the feds) deal with the problem. How much of a financial and public brow beating can they take after all. But the thing is the adminstration dosent have the first clue as to how to deal with such a thing.

I heard today that they are planning to bring in the director of Avatar as a special consultant Hollywood to the rescue? Please.

Ive heard story after story about communitys that want to help want to do something to help clean up or at least prepare for the worst but federal regulations keep them from doing so.

Lastly I heard that there is another snag... literally.. evidently the saw got stuck while cutting.

[Weiss Pinguin]

Originally Posted by Dowly

EDIT: Haha, I think the robot operator dropped the diamond saw into the abyss. Looking for it now.

EDIT2: Found it! Go Wall-E!!

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Live feed from an underwater camera:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-rov-video

EDIT: Haha, I think the robot operator dropped the diamond saw into the abyss. Looking for it now.

EDIT2: Found it! Go Wall-E!!

Thats pretty awsome I stared at it for a whole minute... heh... Saw some giant yellow crab claw looking thing.

At the top it says "Live broadcast started 21 hours ago" does that mean there is a 21 hour delay?

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Thats pretty awsome I stared at it for a whole minute... heh... Saw some giant yellow crab claw looking thing.

You should've watched earlier, they were cutting the pipes. Don't know what's happening atm tho.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Dowly

You should've watched earlier, they were cutting the pipes. Don't know what's happening atm tho.

5 o'clock brother...it is Miller Time around those parts. Screw that oil spewing pipe, it is quit'in time. Yeehaa.....

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

5 o'clock brother...it is Miller Time around those parts. Screw that oil spewing pipe, it is quit'in time. Yeehaa.....

Time on our flight schedule at a flight school i used to attend which was considered "off duty" is marked

"M.T." for that very reason

i think i'll adopt that procedure for my own schedule

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

5 o'clock brother...it is Miller Time around those parts. Screw that oil spewing pipe, it is quit'in time. Yeehaa.....

Union labor?