‘Top Kill’ Fails to Plug Leak; BP Readies Next Approach

[WestVirginiaRebel]

NY Times:

HOUSTON — BP said Saturday that its latest attempt to stop the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was unsuccessful, and the effort, known as a “top kill,” was being scrapped in favor of yet another maneuver to stem the flow spreading into the waters.

The announcement marked the latest setback in the attempt to plug the spill that is polluting gulf waters at an estimated rate of 12,000 to 19,000 barrels a day. This is already the largest spill in U.S. history.

Doug Suttles, BP’s chief operating officer, said the next step is called a “lower marine riser package cap” and involves sawing off the riser and placing a device atop it to capture the escaping oil. Equipment has already been deployed on land and on the sea bed, he said.

“We have made the decision to move on to the next option," Mr. Suttles said. “Repeated pumping, we don’t believe, will likely achieve success.”
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Well, now it's time for Plan...oh, wait; I think they've run out of letters.

[SrWoodchuck]

I say a small tactical nuke detonated over the well head.

 

We get rid of a nuke. [something that apparently thrills Obama]

 

We blow that oil back down the hole to China.

 

It will make the area contaminated for 25,000 years, but that's their plan for off-shore drilling anyway.

 

We show those bearded knuckleheaded killers, that we can still light a match to a can of whoopass & that it could happen in Mecca.