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Glitch Sends More Oil Gushing Into Gulf

BP has to remove containment cap after robot bumps it

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 23, 2010 11:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – Another BP glitch in the Gulf has sent what appears to be significantly more oil gushing into the ocean. The company had to remove its containment cap today after a robot sub bumped into the venting system, reports NBC. BP hopes to have it back in place later today, but in the meantime, the live spillcam shows more oil on the move.

In another development, Thad Allen announced the deaths of two people hired for the oil cleanup process. Details were sketchy, but the deaths don't appear to be work-related. One of the two was a boat captain killed by a gunshot wound, said a Coast Guard spokesman.

An image from the gushing well made this morning.
An image from the gushing well made this morning.   (AP Photo/BP PLC)
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disciple2000
Jun 23, 2010 8:09 PM CDT
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33472005/the-sea-is-on-fire
JoeQ
Jun 23, 2010 2:32 PM CDT
It helps to picture the situation. The wellhead is under 5000 feet of water, but the well reaches the oil another 13,000 feet below that point, at 18,000 feet. All BP has to do is sink another well nearby to a sufficient depth below the sea bottom and then explode a charge to collapse the first well. Problem is, that would shut off the oil for good. I doubt they'd be allowed to drill it again, and I bet BP doesn't like that general idea. http://wonderfl.net/c/gZO7D/fullscreen
finkster
Jun 23, 2010 1:21 PM CDT
The tail is wagging the dog
 

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