BP has released footage of their remote operating vehicle (ROV) successfully capping one of the three leaks that is pouring an estimated 5000 barrels of oil a day into the waters off the Gulf of Mexico. You can see a very large amount of oil gushing from the leak in the video . This is the small leak in the drill pipe . Video Rating: 4 / 5
SECOND DAY OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DRILLING RIG FIRE Video Rating: 5 / 5
BP achieves first major success to slow oil leak
A suction operation has captured about a fifth of the crude from one pipe. Plans are underway for a more complete fix. BP’s efforts to slow the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico appeared to be working Monday as a mile-long suction tube captured about a fifth of the crude spouting from a broken pipe and transferred it to a waiting ship, company officials said. Read more on Los Angeles Times
BP marks first success in containing oil spill
Energy giant BP on Sunday marked its first success at containing oil that is gushing unabated into the Gulf of Mexico and said it may be able to stop the flow permanently in about a week. Read more on Canada.com
We are going to kill this earth with our attitude… We are curiously unable to solve the problems created. Please, BP, GO TO fix that problem soon. Pity, the animals dying, the ocean dying Vamos a mater este mundo con nuestra actitud… Somos curiosamente incapaces de solucionar los problemas creados. Por favor, BP, soluciona el problema pronto. Animales muriendo, el océano perece. Video Rating: 0 / 5
The first two oiled birds found after the Gulf oil spill were cleaned and released in what could be the start of several relocations. The US Fish and Wildlife Service released them Monday at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. (May 10)
BP’s first attempt to divert Gulf oil leak fails
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – As a massive oil leak spit thousands of gallons more crude into the Gulf of Mexico, a big box that BP hoped would be its savior sat idle hundreds of feet away, encased in ice crystals.
First celebrity sighting in Gulf oil disaster msnbc.com “Waterworld” star Kevin Costner has arrived in the Louisiana bayou— this time sporting oil clean-up technology, not gills. … Kevin Costner To Save Gulf With New Oil Filtration TechnologyEcorazzi Waterworld star Kevin Costner dives in to help Gulf oil spill cleanupThe Australian Louisiana local official says Kevin Costner will fight Gulf gusherNatural Resources Defense Council (blog)
BP's first attempt to divert Gulf oil leak fails The Associated Press As of Sunday, some 3.5 million gallons had poured into the sea, or about a third of the 11 million gallons spilled in the Exxon Valdez disaster. … Your mail: Gulf oil rigs must be made saferAlexandria Town Talk Let's learn from oil disasterDaily Inter Lake Methane gas bubble triggered Gulf oil rig blast that killed 11Daily Mail News & Observer –Bradenton Herald –Sky News all 3,049 news articles »
Waveland, Mississippi Mayor Tommy Longo talks about the potential impact of the Gulf oil spill to the region’s fishing and tourism industries. (April 30).
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