by Associated Press Published: May 6,2010
Tags: Alabama, Barack Obama, Bill Salvin, BP, Brett/Robinson Vacations, british petroleum, Daryl Carpenter, Doug Suttles, Flora-Bama Lounge, Florida, Frank Besson, Gulf Coast, gulf of mexico, Guy Cantwel, John Curry, Larry Schweiger, Louisiana, Mississippi, National Wildlife Federation, Nez Coupe Souvenir & Tackle, Pensacola, Perdido Key, Rear Adm. Mary Landry, Steve Ownesby, Transocean Ltd, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Sen. David Vitter, Vincent Van Gogh, Wild Well Control
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — With success uncertain, a boat carrying a 100-ton concrete-and-steel contraption designed to siphon off the oil fouling the Gulf of Mexico arrived at the scene Thursday in an unprecedented attempt to cap a blown-out well spewing hundreds of thousands of gallons a day. Another boat with a crane would [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 5,2010
Tags: Barack Obama, BILOXI, british petroleum, Chandeleur Islands, gulf of mexico, Guy Cantwell, John Curry, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi River, Pascagoula, Plaquemines Parish, Transocean Ltd, University of Miami
PORT FORCHOUN, La. — A 100-ton contraption to help funnel out oil spewing from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico was loaded onto a barge Wednesday so it could begin its journey to the leak site about 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. The giant-concrete-and-steel box is the best short-term solution to bottling up [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 5,2010
Tags: Alabama, Barack Obama, Bill Salvin, BP, Brett/Robinson Vacations, british petroleum, Daryl Carpenter, Doug Suttles, Flora-Bama Lounge, Florida, Frank Besson, Gulf Coast, gulf of mexico, Guy Cantwel, John Curry, Larry Schweiger, Louisiana, Mississippi, National Wildlife Federation, Nez Coupe Souvenir & Tackle, Pensacola, Perdido Key, Rear Adm. Mary Landry, Steve Ownesby, Transocean Ltd, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Sen. David Vitter, Vincent Van Gogh, Wild Well Control
NEW ORLEANS — The best short-term solution to bottling up a disastrous oil spill threatening sealife and livelihoods along the Gulf Coast should be arriving on Wednesday in the form of a specially built giant concrete-and-steel box designed to siphon the oil away. Crews for contractor Wild Well Control were putting the finishing touches Tuesday [...] [...]