A Whale to set to suck up oil spill.
FunkyMunky
2010/07/02 15:46:18
BP non-commital on the usage of A Whale, a converted tanker used to suck up oil and return the filtered water to the Gulf.
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sodajerk2 2010/07/02 16:13:38
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- ὤTṻnde΄ӂ 2010/07/02 16:57:24
+1It's never been used before and they don't even know if it will work. They will test it, I think, tomorrow.reply - littleb... ὤTṻnde΄ӂ 2010/07/02 17:08:44+1Yes! And the Kuwaitis and Saudis have some of the best & proven oil spill equipment on the planet. Funny BP & the Government have not requested the use of it?reply
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+1I totally agree. I hope BP would be open to any ideas or options that are available to them in most effectively responding to this disasterreply
- littleb... FunkyMunky 2010/07/02 17:23:28+1The Government as well! They pretty much have it agreed to that BP would be invoiced and charged! In all honesty with the BIG Bucks Americans have spent on Oil from those Two thay should also subsidize alot of it! There was NO invoice for Desert Storm!reply
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+1For real, they need to take responsiblity; both BP and the US government. We need accountability here if anything is really going to start getting done.reply
- ὤTṻnde΄ӂ littleb... 2010/07/02 17:22:56+1This is a Taiwanese ship, one of a kind, never tested. The ship was built in South Korea, has a Liberian registry and is owned by a Taiwanese company, but Walsh said the Jones Act -- which limits the operation of foreign flagged vessels in U.S. waters -- was not a factor as much as the nature of the ship. Even if everything goes according to plan, the ship will suck oily water into its huge tanks for processing, then pump still somewhat polluted water back into the Gulf -- possibly requiring a waiver from normal environmental regulations.reply
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+1At this point, it seems that BP needs all the help they can get. Their plan for capping the leak is pretty shaky, and the use of boons to corral the oil won't work once hurricane season really starts up. They should give it a shot, even if it takes time to get the government waiver. Some progress is better than watching everything get worse.reply
- littleb... ὤTṻnde΄ӂ 2010/07/02 17:27:32I realise. Like I am still asking. Where are the proven products from the Saudis & Kuwaitis? They are the best ever designed for doing this! The Jones Act is just a "Jonesing" by Merchant Unions and it surely would not undermine them to have it waived for a time as was done during Katrina!reply
- ὤTṻnde΄ӂ littleb... 2010/07/02 17:40:58Some of the best clean up ships are owned by Belgian, Dutch and the Norwegian firms. Fifteen foreign-flag vessels are working on the cleanup, and none required a waiver.reply
- littleb... ὤTṻnde΄ӂ 2010/07/02 18:10:43Good bring more! You brought up the Jones thing! There are also ways to induce natural microbes that disperse the oil as well!reply
- littlebuffalo55TBA 2010/07/02 16:17:44+1Hope it helps as real "whales" of a fish kind are in the area trying to feed. Whale Sharks have been sighted in the spill area.
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+1let's hope for the best!reply
- sodajerk2 2010/07/02 16:13:38+2Cross your fingers!reply
