re: Links to live feeds from remotely operated vehicles (ROV)

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I dont really understand the people that are taking up for BP here.

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Maybe because they are having baseless accusations made about them with no supporting evidence.

If they had stopped the top kill early we would be reading post that they didn't give it a chance and wanted to get the news of the fail out early so they could make a killing on the stock by buying selling high and then buying back low since it would cause a bigger dip if announce before the market closed..

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KnoxvilleBerryTiger

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Let me suggest something to you. Maybe, just maybe, the media is part of the problem.

I have been stunned by the ignorance of the media. They get it wrong almost all the time, with few exceptions.

Go to the spill web site. It outlines everything they are doing in painstaking and clear detail. Then tune out most of the media sources.

Mark Twain said the he loved the beauty of the Mississippi River until he became a steamboat pilot. When he did, he saw snags that could rip a boat's bottom out where before he had seen picturesque swirls in the water. I sympathize with him.

I used to enjoy following news. Then they started reporting on something I happen to know a lot about. The coverage is just awful. NPR gets it wrong almost all the time. The NYT started out slow, then picked up its game, but is now dropping back in the pack. The Washington Post has hit a couple of triples but has struck out looking more often.

I have followed this story about as closely as anyone possibly could. And I can tell you that watching the news, reading the news on the internet, or trying to learn anything from 60 minutes is just going to get your frustrated. You will pick up more on this board in an hour than you will from an of those sources.

And before you write me off as a Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, main stream media hater, you should know that I am a liberal democrat. (For the rest of you, hope you'll still listen to a hippie.) Hell, i even subscribe to New Yorker magazine. (Please don't ban me on this basis, moderator!)

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ntrcptr

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Thanks, man.

Least, I watched those too, but @ 5000 feet?

I keep watching the ROV vid, thinking that it looks a lot like the stuff when it goes down at the ISS, or space shuttle walks...

It sorta cracks me up when people give human-like qualities to a company like BP (i.e. saying it knows Top Kill won't work but is delaying just to buy time, is too focused on stopping the leak to issue a press release).

The reality is that it is a company full of good people who really are collectively trying everything possible to stop this damn leak. To be honest, I am amazed when I think through the logistics of what has been tried so far.

But to me, this really does smell like the Challenger accident and the organizational issues behind it.

Anyway, enough jawboning on my part. I'll sit back and enjoy the posts and keep my fingers crossed for some good news. :)

I really dont think they were trying to buy time but many people thought their success estimates were very generous. I know they are trying their best to close it up. I hope they are trying just as hard with the cleanup though. What kind of pisses me off is that they have spent less money since this happened then the amount they have made in the same time. I keep hearing fisherman say they havent received a dime or have gotten something like 2 days pay. Maybe all of the ones that supposedly got helped out well are being quiet for some reason. I just havent heard any speak up yet. This is adding fuel to the fire along with these failed attempts.

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LEASTBAY

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Does that get at some of your questions, LeastBay? I'll see if I can glean more operational detail from the web site. Haven't thought through the points you raise here completely.

To more directly answer your question, I am thinking they would have to pull off during a major hurricane. But depending on the well pressure profile and what kind of junk is in the BOPs, they may attempt some interventions with coiled tubing or something like it once they get it set up. In other words, it is at least possible they can use it to make another kill effort.

I read somewhere the enterprise will lower the LMRP tool and then take on the oil because it has production capability.

At least 3 ROVs working hard right now...

What are they doing?

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