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How far Offshore is the actual rig...
Posted on 6/19/10 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 6/19/10 at 12:13 pm
...that exploded. I was just wondering if anybody knows how many miles from land the leak is taking place.
The reason I ask is that I was wondering if it is far enough offshore that we may never see sheets of oil rolling in on the beach like we did with the Exxon Valdez.
I think the Valdez wrecked in prince William Sound and was much close to the shore line and therefore the oil was a much bigger mess.
I am just wonder how much open ocean is between the rig and the shoreline.
The reason I ask is that I was wondering if it is far enough offshore that we may never see sheets of oil rolling in on the beach like we did with the Exxon Valdez.
I think the Valdez wrecked in prince William Sound and was much close to the shore line and therefore the oil was a much bigger mess.
I am just wonder how much open ocean is between the rig and the shoreline.
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Posted on 6/19/10 at 12:13 pm to BamaScoop
40 miles
Posted on 6/19/10 at 12:22 pm to tigerdup07
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40 miles
Then maybe it will be dispersed by the time it reaches the shore and it will not destroy the shoreline too bad.
I am not trying to minimize the disaster in any way but just hope for possible best case senarios. I would assume that oil is found naturally in the water and that the ocean will be able of surviving this disaster.
I think the main focus needs to be on stopping the leak, and I am not stating the obvious as I am sure that is the primary focus.
The clean up effort may turn out better than we think it will. We can only hope.
Posted on 6/19/10 at 12:36 pm to BamaScoop
Imho there is to much being made of the oil at this point. We will not see sheets of oil like with the Valdez and yes the first thing so be to get the leaked stopped.
Posted on 6/19/10 at 1:31 pm to BamaScoop
Have you been asleep? The entire freaking coast is screwed from La to Fl! 
Posted on 6/19/10 at 1:47 pm to ellasue2
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Have you been asleep? The entire freaking coast is screwed from La to Fl!
Y'alls coast has been screwed for the last 20 years and no I haven't been asleep I am simply asking a quuestion about something that I happen to know nothing about.
Posted on 6/19/10 at 2:31 pm to BamaScoop
Well the beach was fine as of Monday and as of today the marsh was pretty good, specs were a lil slow but the red were good.
Posted on 6/19/10 at 7:25 pm to BamaScoop
This situation (other than lots of spilled oil)is nothing at all like the Valdez. The oil in the Gulf is leaking at a water depth of approximately 5000', so some of it is being spread around before it reaches the surface. Several investigations have identified the presence of various plumes of oil being stretched out underwater.
This lessens the impact to the coastline, but for the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico, it is going to be worse like this than a surface spill. Lots of organisms are living down there that are near the bottom of the food pyramid, so to speak.
This lessens the impact to the coastline, but for the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico, it is going to be worse like this than a surface spill. Lots of organisms are living down there that are near the bottom of the food pyramid, so to speak.
Posted on 6/19/10 at 9:21 pm to TulsaTimeTiger
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This lessens the impact to the coastline, but for the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico, it is going to be worse like this than a surface spill. Lots of organisms are living down there that are near the bottom of the food pyramid, so to speak.
I can see where that would be a problem. I would think that over time that has the potential to be replaced due to the ebb and flow of new water coming in and out of the gulf. Maybe I am wrong.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 12:11 am to BamaScoop
Remember the army of people cleaning up oil on grand isle just before Obama showed up? Well they are there every day. Grand Isle has been getting hit periodically with oil. The cleanup team for that area has Grand Isle divided into 1/2 mile sections. I think there are 15 zones. Last night (friday night) two zones received oil.
They get cleaned up first thing in the morning.
They get cleaned up first thing in the morning.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 7:14 am to omegaman66
they should dump the prison cells and provide supervised labor for the coast.
Posted on 6/20/10 at 8:36 am to TulsaTimeTiger
quote:Sounds like my neighborhood.
Lots of organisms are living down there that are near the bottom of the food pyramid, so to speak.
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