BP Releases Video of Failed Containment Dome on Seabed -- Gives Sense of Scale

[Nathanael]

A second video has been released today giving us more of an indication of the size of oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

The video shows a failed attempt on the weekend to lower a 100-ton, 4-storey dome (refered to a "cofferdam") on top of the main leak. As they lower the dome on to the leak you can see the oil pushing out on the side which gives a better sense of the volume of oil pumping into the Gulf of Mexico.

Check it out: http://energyboom.com/yes/bp-releases-video-failed-containment-dome-seabed