This is very scary. I've read on other sites about how the collapse of the GoM floor could affect the New Matrid Fault which supposedly ends near the GoM, which could further lead to the emptying of the Great Lakes into the Gulf by ay of the Ohio-Mississippi Rivers. May sound preposterous, but the Earth has undergone great natural catastrophes in the past. We may be living at one of those times. I've also heard about the military preparing to evacuate the Gulf coast (because of the collapse--I know, probably conspiracy crap.
God, please, Your will be done. Guide these engineers, scientists, and leaders in the right direction.