Posted on 06/03/2010 11:45:21 PM PDT by Qbert
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), top Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released documents Thursday night showing the Coast Guard recorded on April 21 -- less than 24 hours after the Deepwater Horizon explosion -- the magnitude of the oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
“Potential environmental threat is 700,000 gallons of diesel on board the Deepwater Horizon and estimated potential of 8,000 barrels per day of crude oil, if the well were to completely blowout,” the Coast Guard reported in a log of events from the immediate aftermath of the April 20 explosion -- shedding new information on the first days of the disaster.
“These documents raise new questions about whether the White House was slow to respond to an incident that was quickly recognized by the Coast Guard as a potentially catastrophic threat to the environment,” Issa said upon release of the documents. “It appears as if this administration would rather tell a half-truth if the full-truth doesn’t fit the story they want to tell.”
Logs further indicate the Coast Guard recorded the immediate failure of the blowout preventer.
"Less than 48 hours after the explosion multiple attempts to activate the blowout preventer had already failed and the Coast Guard knew 8,000 barrels of crude oil spilling into Gulf waters each day was a real possibility," Issa added. "Americans have a right to be outraged by this spill, by top government officials caught off-guard, and by the facts the White House omitted in explaining what it knew and when it knew it."
(Excerpt) Read more at humanevents.com ...
Excellent work from our Coast Guard
Ping.
And play some golf.
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And play some ball.
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And go on vacation.
Ping.
Yeah, but did anyone get this info to Barry’s bodyman, golf caddy or personal chef? Was Michelle’s 30+ member posse alerted?
He knew how BIG it was, but probably didn't understand how BAD it was because he's too arrogant to admit that he doesn't understand things like geology, oceanography, and oil well drilling and didn't get anyone in there to brief him. "Only 8,000? That's what Michelle spends on clothes, how bad could it be?"
"Less than 48 hours after the explosion multiple attempts to activate the blowout preventer had already failed and the Coast Guard knew 8,000 barrels of crude oil spilling into Gulf waters each day was a real possibility," Issa added.."Americans have a right to be outraged by this spill, by top government officials caught off-guard, and by the facts the White House omitted in explaining what it knew and when it knew it."
What a disaster this pofs is.
They’re saying the well is gushing 1,000,000 gallons/day. Sounds like a lot, but when you realize a large tanker truck holds 9000 gal., the spill becomes 112 tanker trucks per day. Well, I guess that’s not so bad.........NOT!
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
You are spot on.
Just caught a shot of Bowrama speaking with Larry King. Is it me or are Bowrama’s ears getting bigger?
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Even worse, FTA: Coast Guard logs from April 22 point to the massive fire: “The majority of the oil continues to be mitigated by the fire … use of ROV to shut-in the well has been unsuccessful after several attempts.”
Why not make sure it just kept coming to the surface and burning off???
” “These documents raise new questions about whether the White House was slow to respond to an incident that was quickly recognized by the Coast Guard as a potentially catastrophic threat to the environment,” Issa said upon release of the documents. “It appears as if this administration would rather tell a half-truth if the full-truth doesn’t fit the story they want to tell.” “
Go Issa!!
Ping
and sing “Hey Jude” with an over-the-hill- leftist rock star.
PING! He’s got some ‘splainin’ to do.
Thanks for the ping!
There were two reports yesterday I was looking for a followup on.
1. The shear was the first piece of equipment made ready and BP wanted that first and the administration did not let them use it until other methods used first.
The burning of the oil floating to get rid of it was stopped by environmentalist they said it would cause too much air pollution.
Anyone have an update on those? Thanks.
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