BP Oil Spill Fix #10 – Takin’ it from the Navy
June 15th, 2010. By AbiK
Tonight, President Obama addresses the nation on the BP Oil Spill at 8:00 p.m. EDT, and I’m sure we’re all anticipating the details he’s got in mind regarding his earlier statement that this is an unprecedented environmental disaster that will come with an “unprecedented response”. As clean-up efforts continue—and efforts are made to speed up maritime waivers in order to allow more foreign ships to assist—two of our readers look to the Navy (or at least the shipping industry) for their inspiration on how to fix the oil spill mess…
Fix the BP Oil Spill Idea #10
From Cory…
“SINK A OUT-DATED BATTLE SHIP OR LARGE VESSEL OVER IT..”
From Nate…
“I’m a commercial contractor in Utah and this would be the simplest way I can think of to contain the spill. Bp could purchase an old ship, strip it down to just the hull. Weld the devices valves and ports for hose linkage to the bottom of the hull. Tow the enormous cap out to the site. Submerse it over the cap and invert it over the leak. It could be tamped down to seal to the ocean floor. This allows for a number of attachments and the water could be filtered out on the surface or on land by BP’s facilities.”
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Thanks Cory and Nate!
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The residents of Massachusetts should demand that Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey get back to Massachusetts and resolve all the unresolved issues with the 2003 Bouchard B 120 oil spill in Buzzards Bay !
Lets look at a smaller oil spill in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts in 2003 . The Coast Guard and/or Unified Command had no boat skimmers, booms deployed were to small to handle the number six oil, only a few air guns were available to keep birds off the islands, there was no public involvement by private citizens, and after 90 days the Unified Command simply signed off and left the oiled beaches to the state! Sound familiar? Where was representative Ed Markey ?
The US Coast Guard after the 2003 oil spill fought the state of Massachusetts over the "2004 Oil Spill Prevention Act ." The Coast Guard through legal action stopped the act which would provide tug boat escorts through the bay. Whose interest does the Coast Guard have at heart? The Coast Guard actually prevented new laws to protect the bay.
Where was Rep Ed Markey ?
Since the 2003 Bouchard B 120 oil spill the federal government has denied a federal class action lawsuit against the oil company and the one Massachusetts property damage lawsuit has dragged on for eight years. Where was representative Ed Markey
How has the government stood with the people of Massachusetts? Where was Rep Ed Markey ?
Hi Bill, Thanks for your comments. I have to say that I’m not all that well-versed on the Bouchard B 120 oil spill in MA, and I’ll have to do some more research on it. You raise some interesting points. I’m curious what others from Massachusetts have to say…similar to the folks in Alaska who are still dealing with the aftermath of the 2006 Prudhoe Bay spill (also by BP…)