Leak Plug Tactic Approved by MMS

[The Straight Story]

Leak Plug Tactic Approved by MMS

MMS approved the methanol injection to prevent hydrate formation in the “top hat” structure. The top hat should be on site by mid-week after modifications are made.

DOD Transports Boom and Equipment from Alaska

Following approval by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates for assistance, several commercial aircraft and numerous C-17 aircraft commenced missions to transport 150,000 feet of BP pollution response boom and approximately 250 short tons of Navy salvage equipment commenced movement from Anchorage, Alaska, to New Orleans.

By the Numbers to Date:

* Personnel were quickly deployed and approximately 13,000 are currently responding to protect the shoreline and wildlife.

* More than 460 vessels are responding on site, including skimmers, tugs, barges, and recovery vessels to assist in containment and cleanup efforts—in addition to dozens of aircraft, remotely operated vehicles, and multiple mobile offshore drilling units.

* Approximately 1.4 million feet of boom (regular and sorbent) have been deployed to contain the spill—and approximately 1.4 million feet are available.

* Approximately 3.6 million gallons of an oil-water mix have been recovered.

* Approximately 372,000 gallons of dispersant have been deployed. More than 180,000 gallons are available.

* 14 staging areas have been set up to protect vital shoreline in all potentially affected Gulf Coast states (Biloxi, Miss., Pascagoula, Miss., Pensacola, Fla., Panama City, Fla., Dauphin Island, Ala., Grand Isle, La., Shell Beach, La., Slidell, La., Venice, La., Orange Beach, Al., Theodore, Al., Pass Christian, Ms., Amelia, La., and Cocodrie, La.)

Assets to Date:

Total response vessels: more than 290
Boom deployed: more than 1 million feet (regular plus sorbent boom)
Boom available: more than 1.4 million feet (regular plus sorbent boom)
Oily water recovered: approximately 3.6 million gallons
Dispersant used: approximately 372,000 gallons
Dispersant available: more than 180,000 gallons
Overall personnel responding: approximately 10,000

http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/543771/

[protocol rv]

1. I was wondering if BP's CEO will go clean ducks too

It would help BP if their CEO puts on some rubber boots and goes clean up oiled up birds when they start appearing. I feel sorry for the guy, it must be a big come down to lose his job in disgrace after all the power and perks he has had.

[Atticus]

2. Appreciate your post, but I can't bring myself to believe any information voluntarily provided

by that site. At best, I figure it is "truthy" or selective.