Deepwater Horizon oil spill operations

Captains,

Tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil have surfaced from the exposed well head and severed riser that the MODU Deepwater Horizon had been drilling before it burned and sank. The oil spill response during the last three weeks has been one of the largest in history. Offshore operations include skimming, mechanical recovery, burning, and aerial application of dispersants.

Thousands of barrels of the escaping crude has been recovered or burned. Much more has been disbursed either naturally or with the application of oil dispersants. The remaining oil is becoming a reddish emulsification which threatens the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico. Hence the urgency to recover or burn as much as possible at sea.

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