The vid definitely looks different from the previous pic which showed the Rube Goldberg looking contraption that is now back on the screen.
And it definitely doesn’t look like the oil plume that was coming out previous to the start of the top kill.
Hoping and praying it’s all still okay.
The pipe had fallen to a horizontal position and broken and the plume was coming from the end where the break occurred.
BTW an expert professional in the industry explained to me, if I understood him correctly, the "Blow Out Preventer" is something called a "ram shear". As I understand it the way it works creates a "crimp" in the pipe, much as if you took your garden hose and crimped it.
It seems that this BOP did not activate properly and after the well lost circulation of oil and "mud" the pressure built up until it exploded.
Yah, I think we should all pray this works.
Earlier the vid was of the plume, then they shifted to various ROV shots around the BOP, I can only assume they were running boring stuff while the business was being done.
Gawd, I hope this works. Fangers - CROSSED!