A Gulf Gale Might Halt BP Oil Collection Efforts for Two Weeks: 2-3 Valdez spills unleashed

[Karmadillo]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/06/25/96549/a-gulf-gale-might-halt-bp-oil.html

A Gulf Gale Might Halt BP Oil Collection Efforts for Two Weeks
By Carol Rosenberg | Miami Herald

Winds in excess of 45 miles per hour days away from the Deepwater Horizon gusher in the Gulf of Mexico spill could force at-sea workers to abandon their oil collection efforts for as long as two weeks, the head of the national response effort said Friday.

That timetable would conservatively unleash another half-million barrels of oil back in the sea -- twice the Exxon Valdez spill. Using upper-end federal estimates of the leak, 840,000 barrels would gush out. That's 35 million gallons.

Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen described the cut-and-run plan in a conference call to reporters Friday morning in which he said, "Realistically, out of an abundance of caution,'' the Deepwater Horizon well would remain uncapped for "14 days.''

Hurricane contingencies have become major concerns for planners trying to clean up the runaway Deepwater Horizon spill in its 67th day.

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[rzemanfl]

1. The BP execs should be given a short course in boat handling

and left the fuck out there for the storm. Let the rank and file come ashore.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

5. let it be so

...treat them with the same compassion and respect they have shown our Gulf and its creatures

[damntexdem]

2. And delay drilling the relief wells for a like period?

[onethatcares]

3. the Gulf of Mexico is dead

it was sure nice to have known her. It was nice to have been able to fish on her, watch the sun go down over her and swim in her.

I'm at a loss here folks. I moved here 36 years ago because of the closeness of the water. Up until 2 months ago, I told people that it would suck to have rigs in sight from the beach, that it would suck even more to have to clean our feet with wd40 after a walk on the beach. Now, I see it's going to be worse than that, all because the United States of America needs cheap ass gas to move it's fucking suvs around and its dickcompensating pickup trucks here and there.

We just lost a big swath of America and the media is sitting on its hands talking about some blonde in some f ing island and I'm tired. Really tired.

[rzemanfl]

6. We moved here the fall of 1996. I was hoping to be able to retire

in a few more years and just fish and enjoy the beach. If the Gulf is dead (and I am inclined to agree with you on that) this is just a hot place where about half the people are right wing morons.

[nashville_brook]

7. i'm a native, lived in TN for a very long time...you are correct. without the nature

or the water, all you've got here is a lot of heat and military.

[onethatcares]

8. hands across the sands is tomorrow at noon.

every beach from pensecola to jacksonville. I'll probly be at gulfport near the casino. I hope you guys join with us.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

4. does this mean they can't use Corexit during that period either? nt