Gulf coast oil spill

[Stormieweather]

I want to know how those 40' tall silo-thingys they're making to contain the oil are going to be placed in 5,000 ft of water. WTF?! And what do they need 3 of them for?

I'm pissed as hell about my beautiful Clearwater beaches being ruined. Not to mention the wildlife .

I had a bunch of summer fun planned that involved the coast and coastal islands. Bet all that is fubar'd now.

I read that the high-tech shut off valve would have cost $500k, so BP declined to install it. Now the cleanup is estimated to cost into the billions.

[Spexxvet]

Blame Classicman and merc.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Blame Classicman and merc.

Why do you want to suck my cock?

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

I'm pissed as hell about my beautiful Clearwater beaches being ruined. Not to mention the wildlife .

I need to get out to Fort Desoto and St. Pete Beach before this makes mess makes it way south. Have a drink or three with my feet in sand while its still quartz-white.

[Stormieweather]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

I need to get out to Fort Desoto and St. Pete Beach before this makes mess makes it way south. Have a drink or three with my feet in sand while its still quartz-white.

I know . I was going to have my daughter's 5th birthday celebration at Fort Desoto. She's never been. And now, it may never be the same again /sob.

[Spexxvet]

Schwarzenegger, whose administration as recently as Friday defended the proposed Tranquillon Ridge offshore drilling project, said images of the spill in the gulf changed his mind.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz0mybHZVqd

Once again, it takes a catastrophe to convince people.

[Flickster]

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

I want to know how those 40' tall silo-thingys they're making to contain the oil are going to be placed in 5,000 ft of water. WTF?! And what do they need 3 of them for?

I'm pissed as hell about my beautiful Clearwater beaches being ruined. Not to mention the wildlife .

I had a bunch of summer fun planned that involved the coast and coastal islands. Bet all that is fubar'd now.

I read that the high-tech shut off valve would have cost $500k, so BP declined to install it. Now the cleanup is estimated to cost into the billions.

The oil is not leaking from the well head. The majority is leaking from the end of the severed riser (pipe that ran between the wellhead and surface rig) There are also two lesser leaks from cracks which formed in the riser due to bending/flexing stress that it was not designed to withstand.

Here's a pic of the units that are going to be laced over the severed end and leaking cracks in the riser



There will be a pipe that attaches to the tops of these units to allow the oil to be brought to the surface vessels

Hope it works