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BP is cutting the riser right now!
BP.com ^ | 05/31/2010 | BP

Posted on 05/31/2010 2:38:39 PM PDT by omega4179

Very interesting.

(Excerpt) Read more at bp.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bop; bp; canada; chomper; fumbles; livefeed; oilspill; topcap; topkill
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The spinning saw is on the right cutting a small pipe next to the split riser pipe
1 posted on 05/31/2010 2:38:39 PM PDT by omega4179
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To: omega4179

Help, what does his mean? Please say they are finally stopping the spill.


2 posted on 05/31/2010 2:40:00 PM PDT by ohiogrammy (12)
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To: omega4179

Is that a Makita?


3 posted on 05/31/2010 2:40:30 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: ohiogrammy

They have to cut off the riser pipe to attach the LMRP rack and sipon off the spill.


4 posted on 05/31/2010 2:40:50 PM PDT by omega4179 (www.jdforsenate.com)
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To: P-Marlowe

All I get is pixxelating, shucky darn I’d like to watch.


5 posted on 05/31/2010 2:42:55 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: P-Marlowe

Nah government supplied cheap knock-off purchased from Harbor Freight.


6 posted on 05/31/2010 2:42:57 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system.)
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To: omega4179

It just looks like a bad trip I took in 1979.


7 posted on 05/31/2010 2:43:01 PM PDT by brewcrew
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8 posted on 05/31/2010 2:44:24 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: omega4179

Gotta do something, elections are coming!!

Otherwise they woudln’t care a bit.


9 posted on 05/31/2010 2:44:24 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: omega4179

So the live cam is on, but you can’t actually see the GUSH that’s coming!


10 posted on 05/31/2010 2:45:49 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: omega4179

Looks like they’re cutting the bolts off. When the last one is cut, I suspect we’re going to see some serious $#!+


11 posted on 05/31/2010 2:46:56 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: ohiogrammy

The riser is the big pipe (21 inch diameter) that comes off the top of the valve stack (the blowout preventer). The riser goes from the sea floor to the drill platform. When the platform sank, the riser fell into the sea and split open. Now they are cutting it clean off at the top of the BOP to attach another pipe which should pick up most of the oil.


12 posted on 05/31/2010 2:47:24 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

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13 posted on 05/31/2010 2:48:22 PM PDT by kimmie7 (THE CROSS - Today, Tomorrow and Always!)
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To: Freddd

What are they going to do when visibility goes to zero?


14 posted on 05/31/2010 2:48:25 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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The spinning saw is on the right cutting a small pipe next to the split riser pipe >

Why can't they thread the pipe and screw on a fitting and a valve??

15 posted on 05/31/2010 2:50:49 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

What are they going to do when visibility goes to zero?


Grope..... haven’t you done that?


16 posted on 05/31/2010 2:51:28 PM PDT by deport
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To: omega4179

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

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=/3

Here are some other links. Same view, different websites


17 posted on 05/31/2010 2:53:26 PM PDT by keypro
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To: omega4179

It would be cool if you could here the radio chatter of the ROV operators, etc.


18 posted on 05/31/2010 2:53:59 PM PDT by agooga (Struggling every day to be worthy of their sacrifice.)
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To: central_va

I read on TOD that the bent pipe kinked and distorted all the way to the top of the BOP. That’s why the need the rubber boot.


19 posted on 05/31/2010 2:55:19 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: omega4179

That is cool. They probably don’t have to worry about the blade overheating.


20 posted on 05/31/2010 2:55:21 PM PDT by bubbacluck
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