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re: Oil Spill and Offshore Fishing (Latest Developments)
Posted on 4/29/10 at 11:49 am to Weaver
Posted on 4/29/10 at 11:49 am to Weaver
quote:
If they did what they were supposed to do with the money. How many politicians steal money and piss it away on Salmon fisheries, etc. I don't trust them.
CEO's occasionally steal from their companies. People in Watson run meth labs. There are shitty people everywhere. Seems to be a fundamental part of the human condition. Doesn't mean we should all turn into anarchists.
Get rid of the crooks, porkbarrellers, etc., and try to get some decent people in there from time to time. No reason to quit trying.
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Posted on 4/29/10 at 11:51 am to Bussemer
I noticed NOAA stopped updating their graphics after Monday. Maybe someone told them to stop scaring people?
And, the large chart (thanks, by the way) is encouraging. Shows a lot of offshore currents in the Mississippi Sound, etc. Maybe we can keep this away from the coast for a while. But if (when) it gets in the loop, it could wind up anywhere from St. Pete to the Yucatan.
And, the large chart (thanks, by the way) is encouraging. Shows a lot of offshore currents in the Mississippi Sound, etc. Maybe we can keep this away from the coast for a while. But if (when) it gets in the loop, it could wind up anywhere from St. Pete to the Yucatan.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 11:52 am to RockChalkTiger
Posted on 4/29/10 at 11:56 am to BRip
will be watching your link as soon as the national PC is over....
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:02 pm to ForeverLSU02
Did the Horizon BOP definitely have a deadman control? Would a BOP deadman ever be intentionally disabled?
Not to compare an abrasive blast rig to the complexity of a wellhead BOP, but I know you can disable a blast nozzle deadman control very simply, and blasters occasionally do. A blast nozzle deadman is a relatively simple, normally closed valve. If the signal (electric or pneumatic) is interrupted, the valve closes, stopping the flow of air and abrasive. I'm imagining that a BOP operates in a similar fashion, albeit on a much larger scale and using fluid pressure. Is this correct?
Not to compare an abrasive blast rig to the complexity of a wellhead BOP, but I know you can disable a blast nozzle deadman control very simply, and blasters occasionally do. A blast nozzle deadman is a relatively simple, normally closed valve. If the signal (electric or pneumatic) is interrupted, the valve closes, stopping the flow of air and abrasive. I'm imagining that a BOP operates in a similar fashion, albeit on a much larger scale and using fluid pressure. Is this correct?
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:04 pm to RockChalkTiger
here's one a little newer, including today's projection. LINK
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:25 pm to RockChalkTiger
quote:
Get rid of the crooks, porkbarrellers, etc., and try to get some decent people in there from time to time. No reason to quit trying.
Agreed, which is why I won't vote for any incumbents. Start over from scratch.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:27 pm to BRip
quote:
if yall wanna watch what our state is doing about it
Not much.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:30 pm to Weaver
Any updates? The only thing I see it affecting for us is maybe shrimp, and some offshore fishing. Crabs and oysters should be fine.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:31 pm to BlueCrab
I haven't heard much. I'm going fishing this weekend regardless of the weather. Hope to notice nothing at all.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:32 pm to Schwartz
I would think that oysters would be among the most vulnerable because they are filter feeders.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:36 pm to TigerDog83
quote:but they are also on the seafloor not the surface
I would think that oysters would be among the most vulnerable because they are filter feeders.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:38 pm to BlueCrab
quote:
Crabs and oysters should be fine.
And what in the living hell do you base that expert opinion on?
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:40 pm to BlueCrab
knew this was coming....
Update
10:14 a.m.
Shrimpers file lawsuit in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
LINK • April 29, 2010
Venice, La. — A federal class-action lawsuit was filed late Wednesday over an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The suit by two Louisiana commercial shrimpers seeks $5 million in compensatory damages, plus an unspecified amount of punitive damages against Transocean, BP, Halliburton Energy Services Inc. and Cameron International Corp.
The massive oil spill in has become far worse than initially thought, creeping toward the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and northern Florida coasts.
Government officials today offered help from the military to prevent a disaster that could destroy fragile marshlands along the shore.
But time may be running out: Oil from the spill had crept to within 12 miles of the coast, and it could reach shore as soon as Friday. A third leak was discovered, which government officials said is spewing five times as much oil into the water as originally estimated — about 5,000 barrels a day coming from the blown-out well 40 miles offshore.
President Barack Obama has directed officials to aggressively confront the spill, but the cost of the cleanup will fall on BP, spokesman Nick Shapiro said.
Update
10:14 a.m.
Shrimpers file lawsuit in Gulf of Mexico oil spill
LINK • April 29, 2010
Venice, La. — A federal class-action lawsuit was filed late Wednesday over an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The suit by two Louisiana commercial shrimpers seeks $5 million in compensatory damages, plus an unspecified amount of punitive damages against Transocean, BP, Halliburton Energy Services Inc. and Cameron International Corp.
The massive oil spill in has become far worse than initially thought, creeping toward the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and northern Florida coasts.
Government officials today offered help from the military to prevent a disaster that could destroy fragile marshlands along the shore.
But time may be running out: Oil from the spill had crept to within 12 miles of the coast, and it could reach shore as soon as Friday. A third leak was discovered, which government officials said is spewing five times as much oil into the water as originally estimated — about 5,000 barrels a day coming from the blown-out well 40 miles offshore.
President Barack Obama has directed officials to aggressively confront the spill, but the cost of the cleanup will fall on BP, spokesman Nick Shapiro said.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:45 pm to Sofa King Crimson
Everything is going to be affected. We will be lucky if the marsh itself is still there in 2 months. Of course, the oil will still be spilling out in 2 months. So lets say 3 months and the coastline will be where ever the marsh now begins in-land. There on out will be black and dead.
Some really good fail-safe planning the BP.
Some really good fail-safe planning the BP.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:57 pm to BlueCrab
quote:
The only thing I see it affecting for us is maybe shrimp, and some offshore fishing. Crabs and oysters should be fine.
I spoke to the head of one the commercial fishing groups today. He was actually on CNN this morning. He is an oyster fisherman primarily and he said most , if not all of the oyster beds east of the river are going to be destroyed.
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:59 pm to jeffsdad
I just hope the gov/BP doesn't turn their nose up at recreational/commercial fisherman who want to volunteer help by means of their boats, man power, camps, and knowledge... Having these volunteers will make a huge difference in the cleanup efforts of this operation
This post was edited on 4/29/10 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 4/29/10 at 12:59 pm to glassman
quote:
if not all of the oyster beds east of the river are going to be destroyed.
From what I've heard, tons of oyster beds are being removed off of the Alabama coast today....
Posted on 4/29/10 at 1:01 pm to Sofa King Crimson
quote:
I just hope the gov/BP doesn't turn their nose up at recreational/ commercial fisherman who want to volunteer help by mean of their boats, man power, camps, and knowledge... Having these volunteers will make a huge difference in the cleanup efforts of this operation
true...i think they are letting them help already since they know the water better than anyone
Posted on 4/29/10 at 1:03 pm to Sofa King Crimson
quote:
From what I've heard, tons of oyster beds are being removed off of the Alabama coast today.
Eat'em while you got'em.
And I think that's baloney. I've heard no such thing.
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