Registered: 11/02/02
Posts: 7540
Loc: Empire / Venice, La
Got bad information. Even the news had it wrong in the confusion. 11 still missing.
This oil rig is worth over 100 billion. It was leased by BP. There is still the problem of shutting down the well after the fire is out. There is a possability the fire may be able to be put out and the rig salvaged prior to sinking. It is listing badly.
Once again 11 still missing. Fire still burning. Rig still floating.
Best I can tell you at this time.
Water temp is 70 give or take. The seas are flat calm and will be that way untill Friday. That floater is huge and high 60 feet would be easy for them but unfortunatly it ia a lot higher than that for the closest jump. Early reports are they had a blowout and the it was too big for the system to handle. That is just hear say at this time but sounds reasonable.
Craig
The gulf is huge. We will have a lot of room to fish. It would not look good for our enviromental people if they could not contain the oil within a reasonable area. We have some of the best systems in the world designed just for that reason. I have to say this will be THE BIG TEST for them and their equipment.
See you soon buddy.
Edited by CAPT. HOOP (04/21/1009:23 PM) Edit Reason: note to Crazy Ivan
Fishing is not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.