Gone But Not Forgotten; Sunken Oil Rig Still Leaking
On Sunday, in rough seas fifty miles off the coast of Louisiana, robotic submarines were sent down a mile down below the Gulf’s stormy surface to try and cap the sunken oil well, which is leaking crude at a minimum rate of 1,000 barrels a day, or 42,000 gallons a day. (By comparison, the Exxon Valdez spill was 11 million gallons.) Why the rig exploded last Tuesday has not been confirmed; it’s also unspoken what happened to the 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board the 400-foot-by-300-foot rig.
What was initially dismissed (by company officials) as an easy-to-clean-up slick has now spread a sheen covering twenty miles by twenty miles and dependent on wind and currents could be headed for the U.S. coastline from Louisiana to Florida. Efforts to clean up the oil slick, using booms and vacuums, were stopped on Sunday due to high winds, rains and 8-to-10-foot seas. For my full report, see The Current at TakePart.com.
Tags: Crude Oil, Exxon Valdez, Gulf, Louisiana Coastline, Sunken Oil Rig, The Current at TakePart.com
the oil spill in mexico really affected the eco system around that area, it would take years to clean those mess :
oil spills can really mess up the environment, i hope we can find a very good solution to control oil spills **’