Here's a good link with mulit-cam live feeds of the new oil well cap about to be installed..

DCBob

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:05 PM
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Here's a good link with mulit-cam live feeds of the new oil well cap about to be installed..

http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/spill_cams

It may a take few moments to load them all. It looks they are close to putting it in place.

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rzemanfl

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:08 PM
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1. I can't look. I am sure this will get fucked up or when they

close it they'll find the well casing is blown all to hell.

For eighty-three days I have been watching my retirement dreams turn to shit.

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DCBob

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:12 PM
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3. Yeah, I know the feeling... lets hope that does not happen.

Otherwise we are really screwed.

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tekisui

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:13 PM
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4. Best case scenario is this works and we still will have 2-3 weeks

before the additional ships to handle the increased volume of oil will be in the Gulf.

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DCBob

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:19 PM
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7. Actually I think the best best case scenario is that it stops the leak...

This cap has valves to shut it off completely if the fit is tight and there are no leaks below the seal. They only need the ships if the leak continues after they shut the valves.

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tekisui

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:21 PM
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8. You're right. Hopefully, they can start closing the valves and stop it

until the relief well kills it.

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HughMoran

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:10 PM
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2. Cool - they're almost over the BOP with it now!

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DCBob

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:14 PM
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5. Something is spewing out of the bottom of the new cap..

Wonder what that could be.. dispersant maybe?

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Subdivisions

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:16 PM
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6. A lot more info available in a series of 32 posts (so far) right here in GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8727343&mesg_id=8727343

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DCBob

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:21 PM
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9. I didnt see that thread.. thanks!

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tekisui

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:21 PM
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10. It's on.

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DCBob

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Mon Jul-12-10 06:22 PM
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11. Wow, that was fast..

Now to test the seal.

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