[rawhide]

Just wondering why can't BP build a large structure over the leaking pipe, starting with the walls then slowly and carefully built a roof over it, or slide a roof over it, slowly containing the oil spewing out, and redirecting it into container ships above?

Disclaimer: I am not a prodigy college professor, nor have I spent a night recently in a Holiday Inn Express!!

[fso301]

Just wondering why can't BP build a large structure over the leaking pipe, starting with the walls then slowly and carefully built a roof over it, or slide a roof over it, slowly containing the oil spewing out, and redirecting it into container ships above?

I believe they have already done that via what is essentially a giant funnel apparatus and are recovering some portion of the oil.

[shield]

The sea bed is badly damaged....that’s the problem...the oil is bleeding out and can’t be stopped. The fear is the sea bed will completely collapse.