Oil spill webcam, 5000 ft bellow the sea

[Curlew]

http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2011:live-feed-of-the-gulf-oil-spill&catid=122:media-advisories&Itemid=55

Its shut down for the night, Its a webcam of the work being done at the bottom of the ocean, worth watching what they are doing, watched some ROVs cut a pipe with a little band saw earlier

PLEASE NO POLITICAL TALK

would be cool to hear if you see anything interesting

[RTHolmes]

the riser pipe has now been chopped off, and it looks like the LMRP cap is currently descending into position. with luck that should stop most of the leak

[Masherbrum]

http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2011:live-feed-of-the-gulf-oil-spill&catid=122:media-advisories&Itemid=55

Its shut down for the night, Its a webcam of the work being done at the bottom of the ocean, worth watching what they are doing, watched some ROVs cut a pipe with a little band saw earlier

PLEASE NO POLITICAL TALK

would be cool to hear if you see anything interesting

No politics needed, BP's been given a free pass as the "blame game" has been played.

[RTHolmes]

how exactly does:

1. paying for stopping the leak ($1bn so far),
2. paying for the cleanup, and
3. facing a criminal investigation

... count as a "free pass"? 

[crazyivan]

See Rule #6

[RTHolmes]

putting my insurer cap on, it will be interesting to see how the liability is split between BP and its subcontractors Halliburton and Transocean. my guess most of it will be between Halliburton and Transocean, Transocean taking the bulk of it (for reasons which will definitely get me hit with a range of forum Rules ).


edit: thx for the webcam link Curlew, theres certainly plenty going on down there. fascinating to watch

[sntslilhlpr6601]

robot1
http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_inte...ntionROV2.html

robot2
http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_inte...ise_ROV_1.html

robot3
http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_inte...ise_ROV_2.html

[Curlew]

edit: thx for the webcam link Curlew, theres certainly plenty going on down there. fascinating to watch

just doin my ahbb civic duty 

[Masherbrum]

how exactly does:

1. paying for stopping the leak ($1bn so far),
2. paying for the cleanup, and
3. facing a criminal investigation

... count as a "free pass"? 

"Investigation"?   They should be hit heavier.   This has a MAJOR effect on the Ecosystem for crying out loud.   No investigation is needed, they fluffied up and should be criminally CHARGED.  "Investigations" are money wasters.

[lyric1]

"Investigation"?   They should be hit heavier.   This has a MAJOR effect on the Ecosystem for crying out loud.   No investigation is needed, they fluffied up and should be criminally CHARGED.  "Investigations" are money wasters.

Murder charges . The 11 are forgotton so easily.

[Masherbrum]

Murder charges . The 11 are forgotton so easily.

Agreed, the whole thing pisses me off. 

[eagl]

I wonder if the US govt will share the liability due to the apparent proof that regulators were playing dumb or in some cases flat-out accepting bribes.  The companies might be able to shed a whole ton of liability if they can show in court, via inspection reports, that they thought they were doing ok because the inspectors gave them a pass.  Yea it's bogus but liability isn't all or nothing and I figure the taxpayers are going to eat a LOT of the bill because the government oversight... didn't.

[RTHolmes]

not a chance, for the same reasons halliburton will end up paying little or nothing ...

[eagl]

Watching the spill-cam now...  They put the capture cap on and it doesn't seem to be working.  They're jiggling it around hoping it will seat better but it doesn't seem to be helping a bit.  It looks like it is sitting right on top of the pipe, so it isn't obvious why it isn't working.  You'd think they would be able to start sucking up the oil since the cap is right on top of the thing, but I guess it doesn't work that way.

Maybe it is clogged already from the gas crystalizing, like the last attempt to put a box on top of the leak.  Part of me wonders why they don't get a big rubber stopper and jam it in there with a few hundred tons of pig-iron.  Or unbolt the dang flange connector just below the cut, and bolt on a new pipe interface.  NASA has experience working with zero torque wrenches out in space (no leverage in space or floating under water) and maybe one of their wrenches can be scaled up to work on that thing.

[RTHolmes]

BP tech briefing from the aptly named Kent Wells:
http://bp.concerts.com/gom/kentwellstechupdatelong053110.htm

more video inc streams from all the ROVs on the seabed:
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9033572&contentId=7061710