re: Scientist says size of oil spill underestimated

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Yet for decades, specialists have used a technique that is almost tailor-made for the problem. With undersea gear that resembles the ultrasound machines in medical offices, they measure the flow rate from hot-water vents on the ocean floor. Scientists said that such equipment could be tuned to allow for accurate measurement of oil and gas flowing from the well.

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Would this gear also take away assets like the ROVs to run and thus take them away from trying to close it (last I heard they were guiding the containment box in it)