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Debris from Horizon?
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:19 pm
Debris washed up on Horn Island. Officials speculating that it could be pieces of the Horizon rig.
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Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:22 pm to TigerNAtux
A little bigger picture would have given us a better opportunity to identify it.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:22 pm to TigerFred
worse than oil
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:28 pm to TigerNAtux
Honestly, I could be standing right in front of the debris and have no clue.
This is a breaking story, so I'm sure they'll post more pics and info as it developes.
Hopefully.
This is a breaking story, so I'm sure they'll post more pics and info as it developes.
Hopefully.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:30 pm to YatTigah
Hmm, could be the nitrogen tanks they used for the cement job? Hard to tell from those pictures.
This post was edited on 5/4/10 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:31 pm to TigerNAtux
There is enough people on this forum that would/will be able to identify what it is.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:33 pm to redstick13
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Hmm, could be the nitrogen tanks they used for the cement job? Hard to tell from those pictures.
It looks like that is exactally what it is.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:35 pm to TigerFred
Isnt Horn Island like 200 miles from where the Horizon was? Doubtful these things could have traveled that far that fast.
This post was edited on 5/4/10 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:37 pm to lsugradman
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Isnt Horn Island like 200 miles from where the Horizon was? There's no way these things are from there.
where else would they come from? There was tanks on the rig. Dont underestimate the powerful currents in the gulf.
This post was edited on 5/4/10 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:40 pm to shaunk128
So a heavy arse tank sunk to the bottom of the gulf and travelled 200 miles faster than a slick of oil on the surface of the gulf? Man there would have to be some serious undercurrents to pull that off.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:40 pm to lsugradman
Horn Island is only about 30 or 40 miles from Chandeleur Island.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:41 pm to lsugradman
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So a heavy arse tank sunk to the bottom of the gulf and travelled 200 miles faster than a slick of oil on the surface of the gulf? Man there would have to be some serious undercurrents to pull that off.
If it's a nitrogen tank it would have floated.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:42 pm to lsugradman
no. Tanks float.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:42 pm to redstick13
I will have newfound respect for the power of the GOM if these tanks are from the Horizon.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:42 pm to lsugradman
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If it's a nitrogen tank it would have floated.
Gotcha.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:43 pm to redstick13
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If it's a nitrogen tank it would have floated.
Yeah, and it would have had a better wind profile so the strong southerly winds would have pushed it to shore much faster than any oil that came with it.
Plus the explosion was a couple days before the slick showed up.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:44 pm to lsugradman
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I will have newfound respect for the power of the GOM if these tanks are from the Horizon.
How far fetched is it that a floating tank blown off the rig could have floated the 30 or so miles further NE than where the oil slick reached 2 days ago?
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:45 pm to redstick13
Chill dude i didnt realize these things had nitrogen in them.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:48 pm to redstick13
not at all. a drifting buoy can sometimes move upwards of 1.5 kt in a strong wind. If it moved north at an average of just over .5 kt it could have easily made the 200 mi trip by now.
Posted on 5/4/10 at 5:48 pm to redstick13
Okay, this is probably a stupid question, but:
If this is Horizon debris, is it indicative of the direction the oil spill will travel? Or does variance in the weight and wind make that, as I warned, a stupid question?
If this is Horizon debris, is it indicative of the direction the oil spill will travel? Or does variance in the weight and wind make that, as I warned, a stupid question?
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